GM’s Opel division is commencing its previously-announced powertrain renewal with its all-new 1.6 liter turbocharged four-cylinder Ecotec engine. In doing so, GM’s European subsidiary has announced ...

Opel continues the incremental changes it hopes will change the way it’s perceived in Europe. Today, they’ve announced a brand new four-cylinder diesel engine which will be available in various ...

GM Ecotec engines face timing chain failures, oil consumption issues, and exhaust manifold problems that cost thousands in ...

With the new Opel Adam Rocks sporting a standard canvas sunroof, the German brand worked overtime to make sure the minicar’s new turbocharged three-cylinder ECOTEC engine sounded up to par for ...

Opel today detailed the 1.4-liter Ecotec direct injection turbo engine for the 2015 Opel Astra. This is a brand new all-aluminum mill, and its specs are different to what we were told originally.

GM's brand new Ecotec engine promises superior fuel economy and smoother running than any three-cylinder on the market today. It's just like the V8 wars of yesteryear, only much much smaller. Debuting ...

General Motors says that its new modular ‘Ecotec’ architecture will streamline its powertrain portfolio for future models, to reduce manufacturing complexity and improve its customer offering. The new ...

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 ...

Yesterday's announcement by General Motors that it would launch a new line of three- and four-cylinder Ecotec engines for better fuel economy was short on some details. Notably, the carmaker only gave ...

A hundred years ago, Opel launched its first four-valve per cylinder engine in the 1913 Grand Prix Car, paving the way for a series of four-valve engines that today are more present than ever in the ...

Plans to expand the newly built flexible Opel engine plant in Hungary have been announced by Opel vice president government relations Joachim Koschnicke and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Opel ...

GM introduced its new modular family of Ecotec engines on Wednesday at its powertrain headquarters in Pontiac, Mich. The new, reduced-in-size three- and four-cylinder mills will replace three of GM's ...