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GM will have first factory-certified B20 diesels vehicles next spring

One of several interesting little surprises to come out of this week's GM product technology showcase was the upgraded 6.6-liter Duramax V8. Unfortunately, the 4.5-liter diesel developed for the light duty applications remains on the shelf for now, but the big diesel is getting a significant revamp in 2010. First up is a new fuel injection system that takes advantage of the latest common rail technology with piezo electric injectors. The system now runs at 2,000 BAR (29,000 psi) and can do up to six injection pulses per cycle. This allows ... Read more →

General Motors 4.5L Duramax V8 could be revived when the conditions are right Sam Abuelsamid

Earlier this year, as General Motors was slashing spending on programs in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to stave off bankruptcy, one of the victims was the new new 4.5-liter Duramax ...

Ford and GM team up to save the light duty diesel V8 as the "PowerMax" Sam Abuelsamid

Just when it looked like all hope was lost for us diesel fans when it comes to light duty vehicles in the US market, our buddy Mike Levine at Pickuptrucks.com has the scoop on a plan to revive GM's ...

Well done, GM: new Duramax diesel engine is lighter, smaller Sam Abuelsamid

We've written here several times about the brilliant packaging job that General Motors has done with its new upcoming 4.5L Duramax diesel V8. Beyond the basic packaging, the engineers have done a lot ...

GM will have first factory-certified B20 diesels vehicles next spring 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of several interesting little surprises to come out of this week's GM product technology showcase was the upgraded 6.6-liter Duramax V8. Unfortunately, the 4.5-liter diesel developed for the light duty applications remains on the shelf for now, but the big diesel is getting a significant ...

General Motors 4.5L Duramax V8 could be revived when the conditions are right 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Earlier this year, as General Motors was slashing spending on programs in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to stave off bankruptcy, one of the victims was the new new 4.5-liter Duramax diesel V8. The engine, which was intended to start production in early 2010 for use in GM's ...

Ford and GM team up to save the light duty diesel V8 as the "PowerMax" 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

Just when it looked like all hope was lost for us diesel fans when it comes to light duty vehicles in the US market, our buddy Mike Levine at Pickuptrucks.com has the scoop on a plan to revive GM's 4.5-liter DuraMax. Several months back, Ford shelved plans to build a 4.4-liter diesel of its own ...

Well done, GM: new Duramax diesel engine is lighter, smaller 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've written here several times about the brilliant packaging job that General Motors has done with its new upcoming 4.5L Duramax diesel V8. Beyond the basic packaging, the engineers have done a lot of fascinating work on the internals to reduce weight and improve efficiency as well. The main ...


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