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GMs Expanding Gasoline Direct Injection Engine Portfolio

Green Car Congress

This Ecotec engine is installed transversely, and equipped with either a Hydra-Matic 6T45 FWD or AWD six-speed automatic transmission. Saturn Sky Red Line. Saturn Outlook. Saturn Sky Red Line. Saturn Outlook. The Ecotec LAF sand cast cylinder block is a superior refinement of the 2.4L Click to enlarge.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Newly installed CEO Fritz Henderson argues that pioneering projects like the Volt typically lose money until the technology catches on. They only have that many models because they use the same chassis and drivetrain to build 3 different cars, one branded as a Chevy, the next a Pontiac, then a Saturn, etc. It is 12 years later.

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