When most people think about engine swaps, they want to go bigger and better. Gen III and Gen IV GM LS engines are all the rage, and for good reason, but bigger isn't always better when you're trying ...

Automotive engine technology has come a long way since Carl Benz put a one-cylinder 2/3 horsepower engine on the Patent Motorwagen in the late 19th century. Modern engines are cleaner-burning, highly ...

General Motors unveiled its brand-new family of Ecotec small-displacement engines at its Powertrain Headquarters in Pontiac, Mich. this morning. The lineup will include 11 separate powerplants in both ...

DETROIT -- General Motors is creating a family of more fuel efficient small engines that it says will be quieter and more refined than those found in some rival models. The suite of engines will ...

The LUK is a hybrid engine system produced by General Motors for compact, midsize, and full-size vehicles. Displacing 2.4 liters in an I4 configuration, the LUK is part of the Ecotec engine family. It ...

General Motors Spring Hill powertrain plant produced its 4 millionth Ecotec engine yesterday, just two years after the 3 millionth engine was assembled at the site. The Spring Hill facility currently ...

DETROIT -- To Steve Kiefer, General Motors' new vice president of global powertrain operations, quiet equals quality. That's why his team took particular pains to reduce noise and vibration in the ...

General Motors' modern Ecotec engine family first saw the light of day in 2000, when a 2.2-liter inline-four making 147 hp debuted for global use in the Opel Astra — the German brand was a GM ...

General Motors has announced a new generation of small displacement, EcoTec engines that will be powering its upcoming global vehicles. The new EcoTec lineup will consists of 11 engines and will ...

General Motors is pumping $109 million into its Ecotec program in Michigan, in order to support ongoing production of the 1.4-liter engine shared by three Chevrolet models as well as keeping/adding 96 ...

When most people think about engine swaps, they want to go bigger and better. Gen III and Gen IV GM LS engines are all the rage, and for good reason, but bigger isn't always better when you're trying ...