Editor's Note-It's no secret that GM has been on the outer fringes of the import drag racing radar for a couple years now. At the 2001 SEMA Show, GM made its intentions even more clear. The engine ...

General Motors’ Ecotec engines promised fuel efficiency and delivered… well, sometimes. What they also delivered was a masterclass in mechanical “opportunities.” These complaints are recurring themes ...

Developed by an international A-team of GM engineers and then refined by Lotus Engineering, the DOHC four-cylinder Ecotec is considered by the General to be the small-block Chevy of four-cylinders. A ...

At its beginning, the sport-compact drag-racing scene was a joke. A "race car" was just a gaudy import sporting a loud exhaust, funky wheels, an over-the-top body kit, and (of course) a ...

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 ...

You may be reading this and wondering why PHR is doing a story on a four-banger. The answer is simple: this new turbocharged Ecotec makes V-8 power, while retaining four-cylinder fuel mileage. To ...

The 1.4 liter LUJ/LUV turbocharged inline four cylinder engine is produced by General Motors for use in subcompact and compact vehicles. It is part of GM’s Family 0 engine family. The 1.4L Turbo ...