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BREAKING: New GM luxury V-8 is first victim of new CAFE rules

A new dual overhead cam V-8 engine for General Motors luxury car applications that was scheduled for production in 2009 has been canceled. This is the first known change in future product plans to follow the recent passage of new fuel economy rules. GM had announced plans a year ago to invest $300 million in their Tonawanda, New York engine plant to build the new V-8 to replace the current NorthStar V-8 used in various Cadillac models. Production of the NorthStar is scheduled to end in 2010. Instead of the new V-8, GM will use upgraded versions ... Read more →

GM announces new light duty 4.5L V-8 diesel for North America Sam Abuelsamid

Click to Zoom in This afternoon General Motors announced that they will be building an all new 4.5L V-8 turbo-diesel starting in 2009. This is the new engine that Dr. Gary Smyth alluded to in our ...

BREAKING: New GM luxury V-8 is first victim of new CAFE rules 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A new dual overhead cam V-8 engine for General Motors luxury car applications that was scheduled for production in 2009 has been canceled. This is the first known change in future product plans to follow the recent passage of new fuel economy rules. GM had announced plans a year ago to invest $300 ...

GM announces new light duty 4.5L V-8 diesel for North America 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click to Zoom in This afternoon General Motors announced that they will be building an all new 4.5L V-8 turbo-diesel starting in 2009. This is the new engine that Dr. Gary Smyth alluded to in our recent interview. The new engine meets all Tier 2 Bin 5 requirements for 2010 and beyond meaning it ...


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