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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...

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' 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 ...

As a car owner, you may wonder what a PCV valve is, considering it is a part of your car engine you are not aware of. Your car’s engine is the lifeline of your car and has to be in its best shape ...

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 will spend about $494m and create around 550 jobs in three US plants to make ‘next generation’ fuel efficient Ecotec engines, the automaker announced at simultaneous events in three ...

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 ...