Opel today detailed the 1.4-liter Ecotec direct injection turbo engine for the 2015 Opel Astra. This is a brand new all-aluminum mill, and its specs are different to what we were told originally.

The all-new Opel Astra K is about doing more with less. People who drove the test prototypes say the 1-liter turbo on the newer model does a better job than the old 1.6, and the 1.4 Turbo feels the ...

1 millionth Chevy 1.4-liter engine built in Flint Engine Operations recently built its 1 millionth 1.4-liter turbo engine, which is used in the Chevrolet Volt, Cruze and Sonic. Employees celebrated ...

Being the proud owner of a 2011 Chevy Cruze, I can safely say that the Delta II-based sedan is not a speed daemon. Sure, it can be fun in the twisties — but the stock power output of the 1.4 liter ...

DETROIT -- To Steve Kiefer, General Motors' new vice president of global powertrain operations, quiet equals quality. That's why his team took particular pains to reduce noise and vibration in the ...

Chevrolet has announced that its turbocharged Ecotec 1.4 liter engine equipped Sonic subcompact will now be available with a 6-speed automatic transmission. According to vehicle line director and ...

The 2016 Chevrolet Cruze is longer, lighter and gets about 40 m.p.g. from its 1.4-liter, four-cylinder Ecotec turbo engine. Slated to go on sale in spring of 2016, the Cruze will be the fifth ...

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