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 ...

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 ...

For today's comparison, we're going to take a quick look at two top contenders from the European supermini segment. From Germany, we have the new Opel Corsa E and from America… actually, it's from ...

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 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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...