GM to build four-cylinder Ecotech engines at former Saturn plant

Production of General Motors Co.’s next-generation four-cylinder Ecotec engine will be done at its former Saturn plant in Spring Hill, Tenn.

Designed to provide reduced noise and friction, the Ecotec 2.4-liter engines have an output of 182 hp and 172 pounds-feet of torque. In particular, the engine’s direct-fuel-injection offer a 25% decrease of its cold-start hydrocarbon emissions.
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M_Motorsport - 9/17/2010 3:59:18 PM

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Shows the sign of the times! Lotus went from 1.8 to 1.6 in the Elise. The BMW M3 will go back to V6 from its V8 in a few years. More diesels, more hybrids, the Nissan Leaf. Most companies (GM included) are going for cleaner engines with higher MPG.

LimaWhiskey - 9/19/2010 1:10:28 AM

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The M3 was an *inline* 6, not a V-6.

t_bone - 9/17/2010 8:49:41 PM

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DFI and it only gets 182hp from a 2.4?

dlin - 9/18/2010 1:11:37 AM

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Exactly.WTP?

Joe_Limon - 9/18/2010 1:47:00 PM

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The same reason that the Prius's 1.8L engine gets "only" 98hp... it's tuned for fuel efficiency not power.