Ecotec (capitalized ECOTEC, from 'Emissions Control Optimization TEChnology') is a
General Motors (GM) and
Opel Automobile GmbH
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Gr ...
(Opel) trademark that refers to a series of emissions technologies that were implemented throughout a range of GM engines. ECOTEC can refer to the following diesel and petrol engines originally produced by General Motors:
* Ecotec
Family 0 -
straight-four DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion cha ...
engines produced by
Adam Opel AG
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA G ...
and GM Powertrain US.
* Ecotec
Family 1
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-
straight-four SOHC/
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion cha ...
engines produced by
Adam Opel AG
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA G ...
,
GM Korea
GM Korea Company ( ko, 한국지엠주식회사) is the South Korean subsidiary of multinational corporation General Motors. GMK is also the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors ...
, and
GM do Brasil
General Motors do Brasil is the largest subsidiary of General Motors in South America, one of the oldest and largest car producers in Brazil.
Founded in 1925 and initially located in the historic district of Ipiranga, São Paulo, the company a ...
.
* Ecotec
Family II -
straight-four SOHC/
DOHC
An overhead camshaft (OHC) engine is a piston engine where the camshaft is located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier overhead valve engines (OHV), where the camshaft is located below the combustion cha ...
engines produced by
Adam Opel AG
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA G ...
,
Holden, and
GM do Brasil
General Motors do Brasil is the largest subsidiary of General Motors in South America, one of the oldest and largest car producers in Brazil.
Founded in 1925 and initially located in the historic district of Ipiranga, São Paulo, the company a ...
.
* Ecotec
L850 - straight-four all-
aluminium
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DOHC engines produced by
Adam Opel AG
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA G ...
, GM Powertrain US, and
Saab Automobile Powertrain AB.
*Ecotec V6 - a version of the
Series II 3800 V6 engine, produced by the
Holden Engine Company
Holden, formerly known as General Motors-Holden, was an Australian subsidiary company of General Motors. It was an Australian automobile manufacturer, importer, and exporter which sold cars under its own marque
A brand is a name, ter ...
between 1995 and 2004.
* CDTI (Common Rail Diesel Turbo Intercooled) Ecotec -
common rail diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
s for
Opel/
Vauxhall
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cars:
** originally designed and produced by
Fiat (
MultiJet
Multijet is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' term for its current common rail direct injection turbodiesel engine range. Most of the Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia range as well as certain Chrysler, RAM Trucks, Jeep and Maserati vehicles are equipped ...
) and currently produced by Adam Opel AG;
** produced by
Isuzu (
Circle L).
* VCDi Ecotec -
common rail diesel engine
The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...
s for
Chevrolet and
Holden cars, produced by
GM Korea
GM Korea Company ( ko, 한국지엠주식회사) is the South Korean subsidiary of multinational corporation General Motors. GMK is also the third largest automobile manufacturer in South Korea. GM Korea's roots go back to the former Daewoo Motors ...
(a licensed
VM Motori
VM Motori S.p.A. is an Italian diesel engine manufacturing company which is wholly owned by Stellantis. VM headquarters and main production facilities are located in Cento, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
VM Motori was founded by two entrep ...
RA 420 SOHC and
Family Z).
* DTI (Diesel Turbo Intercooled) Ecotec - diesel engines for use in Opel/Vauxhall cars, produced by
Isuzu (
Circle L)
* SIDI (Spark Ignition Direct Injection) Ecotec - petrol
Medium Gasoline Engine produced by
Adam Opel AG
Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA G ...
* Ecotec3 is the name used on
General Motors' Small Block Gen 5 Engines. All include direct injection, cylinder deactivation and continuously variable valve timing, either in
V6 form of 4.3L or V8 form of either 5.3 or 6.2 liters.
In addition, the trademark ECOTEC is also being used on Opel automobiles which are powered by the following engines produced by
PSA PowerTrain:
*
EB: ECOTEC trademark is used on the
Opel Crossland X
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and
Opel Grandland X equipped with the 110 hp variant (Crossland X) and 130 hp variant (Grandland X) of PSA's EB petrol engine. Lower powered variants of this engine lack an engine designation, while higher powered variants (for Crossland X) are being designated as TURBO.
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