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 ...

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 ...

SHANGHAI-- Shanghai General Motors Co., General Motors' joint venture in China, has started producing 1.6-liter and 1.8-liter GM Ecotec engines at its Dongyue plant in east China's Shandong province.

Editor's Note-It's no secret that GM has been on the outer fringes of the import drag racing radar for a couple years now. At the 2001 SEMA Show, GM made its intentions even more clear. The engine ...

General Motors said it will invest more than $494 million in three U.S. plants to produce the next generation of its fuel-efficient Ecotec engine. The move marks GM's focus on fuel consumption and ...

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 ...

The turbocharged 2.0-liter LNF engine is a member of the second-generation of the Ecotec engine family, which traces its roots to four-cylinders designed by Opel and Saab. Its line of successors ...

The Ecotec 2.0-liter I-4 engine that powers the all-new Buick Regal GS has been named one of Ward’s 10 best engines in North America. The Ecotec 2.0-liter turbo’s 270 horsepower is the highest ...

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 ...