mikeyb
01-28-2008, 10:33 AM
Looking to make quick and substantial gains in fuel economy, General Motors has plans to start using smaller displacement engines equipped with turbochargers.
GM has said that it will introduce a 1.4-liter turbocharged engine as soon as next year, which could find its way into Chevrolet’s Cobalt, or Saturn’s (nee Opel’s) Astra compact hatchback.
Chevrolet’s Aveo currently has the smallest displacement engine in the GM lineup, at 1.6-liters, while the Saturn Astra currently rocks a 1.8-liter motor.
Jim Queen of GM engineering has confirmed the company’s plan to use the 1.4-liter turbo, saying it could find its way into mid-size vehicles as well.
Said Queen, “You’re going to see turbocharged four-cylinders in vehicles that no one could have ever imagined that they would be in.”
GM has said that it will introduce a 1.4-liter turbocharged engine as soon as next year, which could find its way into Chevrolet’s Cobalt, or Saturn’s (nee Opel’s) Astra compact hatchback.
Chevrolet’s Aveo currently has the smallest displacement engine in the GM lineup, at 1.6-liters, while the Saturn Astra currently rocks a 1.8-liter motor.
Jim Queen of GM engineering has confirmed the company’s plan to use the 1.4-liter turbo, saying it could find its way into mid-size vehicles as well.
Said Queen, “You’re going to see turbocharged four-cylinders in vehicles that no one could have ever imagined that they would be in.”