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Direct Injection helps updated Cadillac V-6 get more power from less gas

General Motors is expanding the use of direct fuel injection technology on it's engines, with the next recipient being the 3.6L V-6 that's used in the 2008 Cadillac CTS. The 2008 version of the engine is expected to get a fuel efficiency increase of about three percent while at the same time getting a power bump from 255hp to 300hp putting in on par with the 4.6L Northstar V-8. A smaller 2.8L version of the twin-cam, 24 valve V-6 is sold in overseas markets but has never been available in the US market. If GM offered a direct injected version ... Read more →

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