GM’s 2008 Global Powertrain Lineup: From Hybrids to Six-Speeds, Direct Injection and More

General Motors Corp. will introduce 14 new or significantly revised powertrains in the 2008 model year – including five 1.0L to 2.0L small-displacement engine variants – with a focus on saving fuel and improving performance in GM’s cars and trucks.

For 2008, GM’s powertrain lineup includes hybrids, clean diesels and fuel-saving technologies such as Active Fuel Management, direct injection, variable valve timing, six-speed transmissions and flexfuel options for consumers

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Hyundai - 8/24/2007 12:03:35 PM

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GM aren't leaders anymore; they are followers - sad.

EnnNorak - 8/24/2007 3:15:00 PM

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I feel confident that GM will be the only domestic manufacturer to survive intact. They are already proving themselves with fantastic new product. The new Saturn VUE is a notable exceptiion and should go back to the drawing board.

Hyundai - 8/25/2007 2:48:44 AM

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Well, look, I feel confident that they will be the only domestic manufacturer to survive in tact as well, but that doesn't change the fact that they are playing catch-up with the industry leaders... they are NOT the leaders.

The 08' CTS is the best thing to come out of GM in a long time.

S4cabriofoxone - 8/26/2007 2:39:21 AM

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And Hyundai, GM has never been the engineering leader. But it's easy to see that they are changing their ways, and becoming much more aggressive with new technology and better product. It will pay off- and it is already.

Alphacat77 - 8/30/2007 7:25:12 PM

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Typical of the myopic ignorant comments made on these boards... The reality is the the U.S. auto companies were badly run but now are not. The reality is that the U.S. has a massive technological advantage over other nations and that since the U.S. autp industry is turning around, that is being brought to the fore.

Just watch what happens over the next decade. Most of the posters here are like the French in 1940, prepared to fight the last war while ignorant of the facts on the ground and oblivious to realities.

rocker - 8/24/2007 12:43:10 PM

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When will the trucks get a 6 speed transmission?

S4cabriofoxone - 8/25/2007 2:04:31 AM

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2026.

rocker - 8/26/2007 1:17:21 AM

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Actually 2009.

S4cabriofoxone - 8/26/2007 2:39:44 AM

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Then why did you ask?

rocker - 8/27/2007 7:54:03 AM

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To see what kind of reply it would get from the Toy crowd.

EnnNorak - 8/24/2007 3:12:44 PM

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I want to see lots of AWD systems with Torsen differentials and RWD vehicles with LSD as standard equipment. I need the winter traction.

EnnNorak - 8/24/2007 11:20:25 PM

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Yes, hybrids are a crock. The only hybrids that make any sense at all are plug-in hybrids for strictly urban use and, even then, power companies would have to offfer special rates to retail customers during off-peak hours so they can recharge their batteries overnight.

S4cabriofoxone - 8/26/2007 2:41:58 AM

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It will be very close. It's certainly interesting to see Toyota declining (gradually) with GM on the rise.

However, it's a bit of a lake effect: the water takes longer to cool down when the air gets colder, and vice versa when the air gets warmer.

That is similar to how the public sees it right now: although Toyota apparently has more recalls than Chrysler, they are still seen as an angelic brand, and at the same time GM is skyrocketing and it's still seen as a sunken American brand.