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The Family 0 is a family of inline piston engines that was developed by Opel, at the time a subsidiary of General Motors. It was developed as a low-displacement engine for use on entry-level subcompact cars from Opel/Vauxhall. These engines feature a light-weight cast-iron semi-closed deck engine block with an aluminum cylinder head.
PSA PureTech engine (Opel, Vauxhall) The GM E-Turbo engine is a gasoline-fueled engine developed by General Motors as part of the company’s next-generation turbocharged engine family. The engine features a start-stop system , gasoline direct injection , an electric water pump and an electric turbocharger wastegate to optimize fuel efficiency .
This removes 44 pounds (20 kg) from the existing 1.4-liter turbo in the Cruze and makes it 8 pounds (4 kg) lighter than the 1.4-liter VW turbo. GM says this engine weighs 216 pounds (98 kg), ready for installation. [2] The engines debuted in the 2014 Opel Adam [3] and are produced in Szentgotthárd, Hungary, [4] and GM's Flint Engine plant. [5]
The Opel Cascada debuted in late 2012 and was launched on 20 April 2013, offering two four cylinder petrol engines, 1.4L or 1.6L — and a 2.0L diesel. These were offered with either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic. The Vauxhall Cascada launched in the UK in March 2013 with a choice of 140PS 1.4-litre and 170PS 1.6-litre turbo petrols.
The GM Ecotec engine, also known by its codename L850, is a family of all-aluminium inline-four engines, displacing between 1.2 and 2.5 litres.Confusingly, the Ecotec name was also applied to both the Buick V6 Engine when used in Holden Vehicles, as well as the final DOHC derivatives of the previous GM Family II engine; the architecture was substantially re-engineered for this new Ecotec ...
Like its predecessor, the Tigra TwinTop was available with two petrol powered engines. The base model used the 1.4 L engine with 90 PS (66 kW), from the Family 0, while the top of the range uses the Ecotec 1.8 L from the Corsa GSi, with 125 PS (92 kW). An economic version, which used Fiat's Multijet 1.3 diesel engine, was introduced in 2005.
From launch, there were a choice of two engines: 1.2 L 70PS (124 g/km CO 2), and 1.4 L with 87 PS and 100 PS (129 g/km CO 2). All engines are available in ecoFLEX mode with lower CO 2 emission, 1.2 ecoFLEX with 118 g/km and 1.4s with 119 g/km. From spring 2014, Opel introduced a 1.0 three cylinder SIDI Turbo engine. [9]
The 2019 facelift of the Opel/Vauxhall Astra K included a new 1.2 3-cylinder turbo with 110, 130 or 145 hp but this is not the PSA PureTech engine. This engine is part of GM’s E-Turbo range and had already been extensively developed at by GM for the 2019 Astra before PSA purchased the company. An all-new Astra, based on a PSA platform and ...