The inline-six is having a genuine moment. After years of being sidelined by downsized four-cylinders and turbocharged V6s, the configuration is back in the spotlight — this time as a premium powertrain choice from Stellantis, which markets a modern 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline-six under the Hurricane name. It’s a bold badge for a bold engine, but what many buyers don’t realize is that the Hurricane name itself stretches back more than seven decades, to a very different, post-war America.
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