This list of GM engines encompasses all
engine
An engine or motor is a machine designed to convert one or more forms of energy into mechanical energy.
Available energy sources include potential energy (e.g. energy of the Earth's gravitational field as exploited in hydroelectric power gen ...
s manufactured by
General Motors
The General Motors Company (GM) is an American Multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automotive manufacturing company headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is the largest automaker in the United States and ...
and used in their cars.
Divisions
When General Motors was created in 1908, it started out with
Buick
Buick () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General ...
and soon after acquired
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produ ...
,
Cadillac
The Cadillac Motor Car Division () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM) that designs and builds luxury vehicles. Its major markets are the United States, Canada, and China. Cadillac models are distributed i ...
and
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
. There were dozens of other smaller companies that William Durant acquired during his first employment term until he was let go due to financially overextending his purchases. He regained control when he brought on
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941) and ous ...
in 1917 which was short lived until he was let go for the second time. This meant that the different core brands designed and manufactured their own engines with few interchangeable parts between brands, while sharing chassis, suspension and transmissions.
One of the companies Durant bought in 1909 was the Northway Motor and Manufacturing Company founded by Ralph Northway who had previously supplied engines to Buick, Oakland,
Cartercar
The Cartercar was an American automobile manufactured in 1905 in Jackson, Michigan, in 1906 in Detroit, and from 1907 to 1915 in Pontiac, Michigan.
History
After leaving the Jackson Automobile Company due to a disagreement with his busines ...
and other 1900s manufacturers, including V8 engines to Oldsmobile, Oakland and Cadillac when they were independent companies.
When Durant bought companies that became part of GM, Northway continued to supply engines to his former clients and added Cadillac, GMC and Oldsmobile to the list, then Northway Motors became the Northway Motor and Manufacturing Division in 1925 and became part of the GM Intercompany Parts Group.
When
Fisher Body
Fisher Body was an automobile coachbuilder founded by the Fisher brothers in 1908 in Detroit, Michigan. A division of General Motors for many years, in 1984 it was dissolved to form other General Motors divisions. Fisher & Company (originally Allo ...
was bought in 1925, coachwork was shared and with the introduction of the Art and Color Section also in the late 1920, GM products shared appearances. The core items that made each brand unique were the engines. Buick and Chevrolet used overhead valves while Cadillac, Oldsmobile, Oakland used side valve or flathead engines and the divisions no longer outsourced their engines and manufactured them according to particular brand requirements. The original factory location was located at Maybury Grand Avenue, Buchanan Street and the
Grand Trunk Railway
The Grand Trunk Railway (; french: Grand Tronc) was a railway system that operated in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario and in the American states of Connecticut, Maine, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont. The rai ...
in Detroit then later became GM truck Plant No. 7 in 1926 to manufacture front and rear axles and parts for past model Chevrolets. Starting around 1925 engine blocks and cylinder heads were now developed at each brand but were cast at
Saginaw Metal Casting Operations
Saginaw Metal Casting Operations is an automobile engine foundry plant in Saginaw, Michigan. Opened under GM management in 1919, the factory produces engine blocks and cylinder heads for General Motors vehicles. The factory currently occupies 1.9 ...
. In the mid-1960s, there were 8 separate families of GM
V8 engine
A V8 engine is an eight-cylinder piston engine in which two banks of four cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration.
The first V8 engine was produced by the French Antoinette company in 1904, developed and us ...
s on sale in the USA.
By the 1970s, GM began to see problems with their approach. For instance, four different North American divisions (
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941) and ous ...
,
Pontiac Pontiac may refer to:
*Pontiac (automobile), a car brand
*Pontiac (Ottawa leader) ( – 1769), a Native American war chief
Places and jurisdictions Canada
*Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality
** Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, now the Roman Catholic D ...
,
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produ ...
and
Buick
Buick () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General ...
) offered four completely different versions of a 350 cu in V8 engine - very few parts would interchange between the four designs despite their visual similarities, resulting in confusion for owners who naturally assumed that replacement parts would be usable across brands. In addition to these issues and the obvious overlap in production costs, the cost of certifying so many different engines for tightening worldwide emissions regulations threatened to become very costly.
Thus, by the early 1980s, GM had consolidated its powertrain engineering efforts into a few distinct lines. Generally, North American and European engineering units remained separate, with Australia's Holden and other global divisions borrowing designs from one or the other as needed. GM also worked out sharing agreements with other manufacturers such as
Isuzu and
Nissan
, trade name, trading as Nissan Motor Corporation and often shortened to Nissan, is a Japanese multinational corporation, multinational Automotive industry, automobile manufacturer headquartered in Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Japan. The company sells ...
to fill certain gaps in engineering. Similarly, the company also purchased other automotive firms (including
Saab
Saab or SAAB may refer to:
Brands and enterprises
* Saab Group, a Swedish aerospace and defence company, formerly known as SAAB, and later as Saab AB
** Datasaab, a former computer company, started as spin off from Saab AB
* Saab Automobile, a fo ...
and
Daewoo
Daewoo ( ; Hangul: , Hanja: , ; literally "great universe" and a portmanteau of "dae" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerat ...
), eventually folding their engine designs into the corporate portfolio as well. GM later reorganized its Powertrain Division into GM Global Propulsion Systems, located at 800 N Glenwood Ave in
Pontiac, Michigan
Pontiac ( ') is a city in and the county seat of Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 61,606. A northern suburb of Metro Detroit, Pontiac is about northwest of Detroit.
Founde ...
, which became the GM Global Product Group in March 2020 and is in close proximity to the old location of
Pontiac Assembly
Pontiac Assembly was one of four General Motors assembly plants in Pontiac, Michigan located along Baldwin Avenue. It served as the home factory for GM's Pontiac Motor Division since it was built in 1927. It was across the street from the curren ...
.
GM's German subsidiary,
Opel
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 Grou ...
, relies on a range of three-, four- and six-cylinder
gasoline
Gasoline (; ) or petrol (; ) (see ) is a transparent, petroleum-derived flammable liquid that is used primarily as a fuel in most spark-ignited internal combustion engines (also known as petrol engines). It consists mostly of organic co ...
and
diesel
Diesel may refer to:
* Diesel engine, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression
* Diesel fuel, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines
* Diesel locomotive, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engin ...
engines. A survey of their range shows a reliance on petrol and diesel four-cylinders, and in 2014, there was only one 3-cylinder engine and one 6 cylinder engine in service in Opel's passenger car range.
In addition to automobile and truck engines, GM produced industrial engines, which were sold by brands such as
Detroit Diesel
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is an American diesel engine manufacturer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, United States. It is a subsidiary of Daimler Truck North America, which is itself a wholly owned subsidiary of the mulitinational Da ...
,
Allison
Allison may refer to:
People
* Allison (given name)
* Allison (surname) (includes a list of people with this name)
* Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer
Companies
* Allison Engine Company, American aircraft engine ...
, and
Electro-Motive. Most of these engine designs are unrelated to GM's automotive engines.
Automotive gasoline engines
Two-cylinder
* 1904-1911
Buick
Buick () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General ...
OHV
An overhead valve (OHV) engine, sometimes called a ''pushrod engine'', is a piston engine whose valves are located in the cylinder head above the combustion chamber. This contrasts with earlier flathead engines, where the valves were located bel ...
flat-twin
A flat-twin engine is a two-cylinder internal combustion engine with the cylinders on opposite sides of the crankshaft. The most common type of flat-twin engine is the boxer-twin engine, where both pistons move inwards and outwards at the same ti ...
World's first production overhead valve engine.
* 1909
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
vertical engine
Three-cylinder
Inline-3
* 1991–present
Daewoo S-TEC engine, Daewoo M-TEC/S-TEC (acquired with purchase of Daewoo)
* 1984–present
Suzuki G (designed and built by Suzuki)
* 1996–present
GM Family 0
* 2013–present
Small Gasoline Engine
* 2018–present
GM E-Turbo engine
GM introduced its new E-Turbo engines in the 2019 Korean-market Chevrolet Malibu. The engine is a member of GM's next generation turbocharged engine family. The engine features start-stop technology, gasoline direct injection, an electric wate ...
Four-cylinder
Inline-4
* 1905-1914
Cadillac Model D
The Cadillac Model D is an American brass age car that was introduced by Cadillac in January 1905, and sold throughout that year. It was a larger automobile than previous Cadillac offerings, and their first four-cylinder production model. Priced ...
side-valve
A flathead engine, also known as a sidevalve engine''American Rodder'', 6/94, pp.45 & 93. or valve-in-block engine is an internal combustion engine with its poppet valves contained within the engine block, instead of in the cylinder head, as ...
(acquired as part of the founding of GM)
* 1906-1923
Oldsmobile Model S
The Model S was the first four-seat passenger car produced by Oldsmobile in 1906, offered as a larger alternative to the Model R Curved Dash runabout that appeared in 1901. The advertised price was $2,250 ($ in dollars ). It was Oldsmobile's fi ...
side-valve
A flathead engine, also known as a sidevalve engine''American Rodder'', 6/94, pp.45 & 93. or valve-in-block engine is an internal combustion engine with its poppet valves contained within the engine block, instead of in the cylinder head, as ...
(acquired as part of the founding of GM)
* 1906-1911
Buick
Buick () is a division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors (GM). Started by automotive pioneer David Dunbar Buick in 1899, it was among the first American marques of automobiles, and was the company that established General ...
Model D inline-4 (
T-head design, the only non-OHV Buick engine ever made)
* 1909–1915, 1917-1918
Buick OHV (Model 10 had OHV-4)
* 1917-1924
Buick Series 30 OHV inline-4
* 1909
Oakland Model 40 (acquired as part of the founding of GM)
* 1913-1928
Chevrolet inline-4 (acquired as part of
Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the American manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941) and ous ...
's merger into GM)
* 1923
Chevrolet Series M Copper-Cooled
The 1923 Chevrolet Series M Copper-Cooled was an automobile made to be completely air-cooled by Chevrolet in 1923. It was designed by Charles F. Kettering, head engineer of Delco, the General Motors research division wing in Dayton, Ohio. The au ...
* 1937-1965
Opel Olympia
The Opel Olympia is a compact car by German automaker Opel, then part of G.M., from 1935 to 1940, and after World War II continued from 1947 to 1953. It was one of the world's first mass-produced cars with a unitary body structure, after the 1934 ...
OHV
* 1960-1963
Pontiac Trophy 4 (derived from the
Pontiac 389)
* 1961-1992
Chevrolet 153 (derived from the
Chevrolet inline-six)
* 1962-1993
Opel OHV "
Kadett
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There are basically two ways to become officer as described below.
Specialist Officers (SO)
Direct recruitment ...
"
* 1963-1983
Vauxhall Viva
The Vauxhall Viva is a small family car that was produced by Vauxhall in a succession of three versions between 1963 and 1979. These were designated as the HA, HB and HC series.
The Viva was introduced a year after Vauxhall's fellow GM compa ...
OHV
* 1965-1994
Opel CIH
* 1966-1988
Vauxhall Slant-4
* 1970-1977
Chevrolet 2300 aluminium-block
* 1976-1993
Iron Duke (built by Pontiac)
* 1979-1986
Starfire (built by
Holden
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 in Australia. In its last thre ...
)
* 1976-1986
Isuzu G161?
SOHC
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 ...
(A different Brazilian based engine was used in the
Chevrolet Chevette
The Chevrolet Chevette is a front-engine, rear-drive subcompact manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet for model years 1976–1987 as a three-door or five-door hatchback. Introduced in September 1975, the Chevette superseded the Vega as Che ...
)
* 1980–2014
Family II SOHC/DOHC (designed by Opel)
* 1981-2003
GM 122/Vortec 2200
* 1981-2009
Saab H (acquired as part of
Saab's merger into GM)
* 1982–present
Family 1
Family 1 is a group of Greek Gospel manuscripts, varying in date from the 12th to the 15th century. The group takes its name from the minuscule codex 1, now in the Basel University Library, Switzerland. "Family 1" is also known as "the Lake Grou ...
SOHC/DOHC (designed by
Opel
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 Grou ...
)
* 1987-2001
Quad 4 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 c ...
(produced by
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produ ...
)
* 1989-1997
Toyota A (4A-GE/4A-FE, used in the Geo Prizm)
* 1990-2002
Saturn I4 SOHC/DOHC
* 1996–present
Family 0 "Ecotec" DOHC (designed by
Opel
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 Grou ...
)
* 2000–present
L850 "Ecotec" DOHC (designed jointly by Opel, Saab, and GM Powertrain)
* 2003-2008
Toyota ZZ DOHC (Found in the 1st Gen
Pontiac Vibe
The Pontiac Vibe is a compact car that was sold by Pontiac from 2002 to 2010. It was jointly developed by General Motors along with Toyota, who manufactures the mechanically similar Toyota Matrix. Manufactured by the Toyota-GM joint venture NUMMI ...
)
* 2009-2010
Toyota ZR DOHC (Found in the 2nd Gen
Pontiac Vibe
The Pontiac Vibe is a compact car that was sold by Pontiac from 2002 to 2010. It was jointly developed by General Motors along with Toyota, who manufactures the mechanically similar Toyota Matrix. Manufactured by the Toyota-GM joint venture NUMMI ...
)
* 2009-2010
Toyota AZ DOHC (Found in the 2nd Gen
Pontiac Vibe
The Pontiac Vibe is a compact car that was sold by Pontiac from 2002 to 2010. It was jointly developed by General Motors along with Toyota, who manufactures the mechanically similar Toyota Matrix. Manufactured by the Toyota-GM joint venture NUMMI ...
)
* 2002–present
Daewoo S-TEC SOHC/DOHC (acquired as part of
Daewoo
Daewoo ( ; Hangul: , Hanja: , ; literally "great universe" and a portmanteau of "dae" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerat ...
's merger into GM)
* 2003–2012
Atlas
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Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...
"Vortec" DOHC
* 2012–present
Medium Gasoline "Ecotec" DOHC (designed by Opel)
* 2013–present
Small Gasoline "Ecotec" DOHC (designed by Opel)
* 1995-2002
Suzuki G (used in the
Chevrolet Tracker The Chevrolet Tracker is an automotive nameplate that has been used by Chevrolet
Chevrolet ( ), colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company, is an American automobile division of the ...
)
* 1995-2002
Suzuki J (used in the Chevrolet Tracker)
* 1990-1993
Isuzu X (used in the
Geo Storm
The Geo Storm is a sport compact car manufactured by Isuzu that was sold in the United States by Geo (automobile), Geo from 1990 until 1993. The same vehicles, with minor variations, were sold in Canada in the 1992 and 1993 model years only. ...
)
* 2018–present
L3B
Flat-4
* 1989–2011
Subaru EJ (used in the
Saab 9-2X
The second generation of the Subaru Impreza compact car was introduced in 2000 and manufactured up to 2007 by Subaru in Ota, Gunma, Japan, in both sedan (GD series) and five-door wagon (GG series) bodystyles, as well as two intermediate facel ...
)
Five-cylinder
* 2003–2012
Atlas
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Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...
"Vortec"
inline-5
The straight-five engine (also referred to as an inline-five engine; abbreviated I5 or L5) is a piston engine with five cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankshaft.
Although less common than straight-four engines and straight-six ...
Six-cylinder
Inline-6
* 1908-1912
Oldsmobile Limited
The Oldsmobile Limited was an top-level passenger car produced by GM's Oldsmobile Division in 1910, offered as an upgraded replacement to the Oldsmobile Model Z when it was discontinued in 1909. The Oldsmobile Limited was very large and expensive ...
(acquired as part of the founding of GM)
* 1913-1923
Oakland Series 60
* 1913-1915
Oldsmobile Series 50
* 1914-1916
Buick Cast In Pairs
* 1916-1923
Buick Non-Removable-Head
* 1916-1927
Oldsmobile Series 30 inline-6
* 1923-1930
Buick Removable-Head
* 1923-1928
Oakland inline-6
* 1926-1927
Pontiac Split-Head (also modified for GMC trucks)
* 1928–1936
Chevrolet Stovebolt
* 1928-1950
Oldsmobile F-Series
The Oldsmobile F-Series was built from the 1928 through 1938. The first generation continued the tradition of adding a series number for each model year; F-28, F-29, F-30 and F-31. The second generation, signified by a completely new bodystyle app ...
(also used in
Buick Marquette)
* 1928–1954
Pontiac GMR (also modified for GMC trucks)
* 1930-1966
Opel inline-6 (as used in the
Opel Kapitän
The Opel Kapitän is a luxury car made in several different generations by the German car manufacturer Opel from 1938 until 1970.
Kapitän (1938–1940)
The Kapitän was the last new Opel model to appear before the outbreak of the Second ...
)
* 1936–1962
Chevrolet Blue Flame inline-6 (also used in some GMC trucks)
* 1939–1962
GMC inline-6
* 1948-1962
Holden Grey
* 1962–2001
Chevrolet Turbo-Thrift
* 1963–1969
Pontiac Tempest
The Pontiac Tempest is an automobile that was produced by Pontiac from 1960 to 1970, and again from 1987 to 1991.
The Tempest was introduced as an entry-level compact in October 1960 at the Paris Auto Show for the 1961 model year. An innovative ...
(derived from the Chevrolet Generation 3)
* 1963-1980
Holden Red
* 1966-1993
Opel CIH
* 1980-1984
Holden Blue
* 1984-1986
Holden Black
* 1986-1988
Nissan RB30 (used in the
Holden Commodore (VL)
The Holden Commodore (VL) is a mid-size car that was produced by Holden from 1986 to 1988. It was the final iteration of the first generation of the Holden Commodore and included the luxury variant, Holden Calais (VL). Between February 1986 an ...
)
*1999-2011
Daewoo
Daewoo ( ; Hangul: , Hanja: , ; literally "great universe" and a portmanteau of "dae" meaning great, and the given name of founder and chairman Kim Woo-choong) also known as the Daewoo Group, was a major South Korean chaebol (type of conglomerat ...
XK inline-6 (marketed as "E-TEC", used in
Daewoo Magnus
The Daewoo Magnus is a mid-sized sedan developed and manufactured by Daewoo for model years 2000-2006 under a single generation, and marketed globably by GM Daewoo and other General Motors divisions, as well as GMDAT stake holder Suzuki. Develo ...
, via GM's purchase of Daewoo Motor)
* 2001–2009
Atlas
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Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...
"Vortec"
Flat-6
* 1960-1969
Chevrolet Turbo-Air 6 (developed and used exclusively for the
Chevrolet Corvair
The Chevrolet Corvair is a compact car manufactured by Chevrolet for model years 1960–1969 in two generations. A response to the Volkswagen Beetle, it remains the only American-designed, mass-produced passenger car with a rear-mounted, air- ...
)
V6
*1960-1974
GMC V6
* 1960-2008
Buick V6
The Buick V6, popularly referred to as the 3800 in its later incarnations, originally and initially marketed as ''Fireball'' at its introduction in 1962, was a large V6 engine used by General Motors. The block is made of cast iron and all use tw ...
(marketed as "Fireball V6", "3800", "Dauntless V6" in 1966-1971 Jeeps, and "Ecotec")
* 1977–2013
Chevrolet 90° V6 engine
The Chevrolet 90° V6 family of V6 engines began in 1978 with the Chevrolet as the base engine for the all new 1978 Chevrolet Malibu. The original engine family was phased out in early 2014, with its final use as the V6 engine used in Chevrol ...
(derived from the
Chevrolet Small-Block" V8; now marketed as ''GM Vortec V6'')
* 1979–2010
GM 60-Degree V6 (developed by Chevrolet)
* 1994-2005
GM 54-Degree L-81 V6 (used in the
Saturn Vue
The Saturn Vue is a compact SUV that was sold and built by Saturn, and it was Saturn's best-selling model. It was the first vehicle to use the GM Theta platform when it was introduced in 2001 for the 2002 model year. The Vue was later facelifted ...
,
Cadillac Catera
The Cadillac Catera is a four-door, five passenger, rear-wheel drive luxury sedan marketed from 1996 until 2001 by Cadillac over a single generation in the United States. As a rebadged variant of the Opel Omega B, the Catera was manufactured by ...
and
Saturn L series
The Saturn L series is a line of automobiles, sedans and station wagons that were made by Saturn Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware.
Poor sales of the L-series cars caused GM to cancel the line for 2005. The first L-series car was built in May ...
)
* 1995–present
Suzuki H (used in several models built for GM by Suzuki)
* 2004–2008
Honda J (used in the Saturn Vue)
* 1998-2002
Northstar LX5
* 2003–2011
GM High Value
* 2004–present
GM High Feature
Eight-cylinder
From the 1950s through the 1970s, each GM division had its own V8 engine family. Today, there are only two families of V8 engines in production for road vehicles: the
Generation IV small-block and its
Generation V small-block derivative.
Inline-8
* 1931-1936
Buick Straight-8
* 1932-1948
Oldsmobile Straight-8
* 1932-1954
Pontiac Silver Streak
* 1934-1936
LaSalle
*1936-1953
Buick Fireball
V8
* 1914–1935
Cadillac Type 51
The Cadillac V8, introduced as the Type 51, is a large, luxurious automobile that was introduced in September 1914 by Cadillac as a 1915 model. It was Cadillac's first V8 automobile, replacing the four-cylinder Model 30, and used the all new GM ...
(also used in the
LaSalle)
* 1915–1917
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
Model 50
* 1915–1923
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile or formally the Oldsmobile Division of General Motors was a brand of American automobiles, produced for most of its existence by General Motors. Originally established as "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897, it produ ...
Model 40
* 1917–1918
Chevrolet Series D
The Chevrolet Series D is an American automobile produced by Chevrolet between 1917 and 1918. Over 4,000 Series D cars were manufactured in the 1918 model year, and it was the first Chevrolet car with a V8 engine. It was not until 1955 that Chevr ...
(acquired as part of Chevrolet's merger into GM)
* 1929–1931
Viking
Vikings ; non, víkingr is the modern name given to seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded and se ...
V8
* 1930–1932
Oakland
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay A ...
V8 (used in
Pontiac Pontiac may refer to:
*Pontiac (automobile), a car brand
*Pontiac (Ottawa leader) ( – 1769), a Native American war chief
Places and jurisdictions Canada
*Pontiac, Quebec, a municipality
** Apostolic Vicariate of Pontiac, now the Roman Catholic D ...
models during its final year)
* 1935–1948
Cadillac Series 60
The Cadillac Series 36-60 was Cadillac's entry-level product in the luxury vehicle market when it appeared in 1936, competing with the entry-level Packard Six. Each model year added the year prefix to the series (37-60 and 38-60) in the number h ...
(also used in the LaSalle)
* 1948–1980
Cadillac OHV V8
* 1948–1990
Oldsmobile Rocket
* 1952–1980
Buick Fireball
* 1954–2003
Chevrolet Small-Block V8
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"Generation I" (originally "Turbo-Fire")
* 1954–1980
Pontiac V8 (also modified for GMC Truck models)
* 1958–1965
Chevrolet W (also referred to as "Turbo-Thrust")
* 1961–1963
GM Aluminum V8 (now better known as the
Rover V8
The Rover V8 engine is a compact V8 internal combustion engine with aluminium cylinder block and cylinder heads, originally designed by General Motors and later re-designed and produced by Rover in the United Kingdom. It has been used in a wide ...
and also the
Repco
Repco is an Australian automotive engineering/retailer company. Its name is an abbreviation of Replacement Parts Company and was for many years known for reconditioning engines and for specialized manufacturing, for which they gained a high ...
V8
Formula One
Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
engine)
* 1965–2009
Chevrolet Big-Block V8 (originally "Turbo-Jet")
* 1966–1970s
GMC Truck V8 (derived from the
GMC V6)
* 1967–1984
Cadillac New V8
* 1969–1984
Holden 253
* 1969–2000
Holden 308 (stroke reduced in 1985, making it ; version also produced from mid 1994 for use by HSV)
* 1981–1995
Cadillac HT
* 1990–1995
Chevrolet LT5 (exclusive to the
Chevrolet Corvette
The Chevrolet Corvette is a two-door, two-passenger luxury sports car manufactured and marketed by Chevrolet since 1953. With eight design generations, noted sequentially from C1 to C8, the Corvette is noted for its performance and distinctive ...
ZR1)
* 1991–2010
Northstar V8 (also used in the
Oldsmobile Aurora
The Oldsmobile Aurora is a luxury sports sedan, manufactured and marketed by General Motors from 1994 until 2003 over two generations — sharing platforms with Buick Riviera and using the Cadillac-derived G platform. At the time of product ...
)
* 1992–1997
GM LT "Generation II"
* 1997–present
GM LS small-block V8 (referred to as Generation III, IV, or V, depending on type)
* 2018–2020
Cadillac twin-turbo V8
The Cadillac Blackwing V8 (GM RPO ''LTA'') is a twin-turbo DOHC V8 engine that was produced by the Cadillac Division of General Motors for use in its CT6-V between 2018 and early 2020. It is a clean sheet engine design, as well as the Division's ...
* 2022–present
Chevrolet Gemini
Twelve-cylinder
* 1930-1937
Cadillac Twelve (derived from the
Cadillac Sixteen
The Cadillac Sixteen is a concept car first developed and presented by Cadillac in 2003.
The vehicle is equipped with a Cadillac proprietary-developed aluminum 32-valve V16 engine displacing 13.6 liters (829 cu. in; 13,584 cc), which was exclus ...
)
* 1960s-1966
GMC Twin Six (derived from the
GMC V6)
Sixteen-cylinder
* 1930-1937
Cadillac Sixteen OHV
* 1937-1940
Cadillac Sixteen L-Head
* 2003
Cadillac Sixteen
The Cadillac Sixteen is a concept car first developed and presented by Cadillac in 2003.
The vehicle is equipped with a Cadillac proprietary-developed aluminum 32-valve V16 engine displacing 13.6 liters (829 cu. in; 13,584 cc), which was exclus ...
Gasoline-electric hybrid
*
Voltec (used in the
Chevrolet Volt
The Chevrolet Volt is a plug-in hybrid manufactured by General Motors, also marketed in rebadged variants as the Holden Volt in Australia and New Zealand and the Buick Velite 5 in China, and with a different fascia as the Vauxhall Ampera in t ...
)
Automotive diesel engines
Three-cylinder
* 2020–present
Four-cylinder
* 1970-1977
Opel 2.1 liter
* 1975-1981
Opel 2.0 liter
* 1982-1988 Opel
Family II 1.6 liter (16DA/16D)
* 1982-1993
Opel 2.3 liter (23YD/23YDT/23DTR)
* 1982-2000
Isuzu E (1.5 and 1.7 liter engines marketed as D or TD for Opel/Isuzu cars)
* 1990–2014
Isuzu Circle L (marketed as Ecotec DTI, DI or CDTI; acquired via GM's takeover of
DMAX)
* 1996–2005
Opel 2.0 and 2.2 liter SOHC 16V (X20DTL/X20DTH/Y20DTL/Y20DTH/X22DTL/X22DTH/Y22DTL/Y22DTH/Y22DTR) (marketed as "Ecotec DTI" or "Ecotec DI")
* 2003–present
Fiat 1.3 JTD (marketed as Ecotec CDTI or Ecotec depending on brand)
* 2003-2010
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 entre ...
RA 420 (marketed as Ecotec 2.0 CDTI or 2.0 VCDi depending on brand)
* 2004–2009
Fiat 1.9 JTD (marketed as Ecotec 1.9 CDTI or 1.9 TiD/TTiD depending on brand)
* 2008–present
GM Family B "2.0 CDTI"
* 2011–present
Family Z (marketed as "2.0", "2.2 VCDi" or "2.2 CDTI")
* 2012–present 2.5 and 2.8 litre Duramax
* 2013–present
GM Medium Diesel "1.6 CDTI Ecotec"
* 2014–present GM Large Diesel "2.0 CDTI Ecotec"
Six-cylinder
* 1980s-present
Detroit Diesel 60 inline-6
* 1982-1985
Oldsmobile V6 Diesel
The Oldsmobile Diesel engine is a series of V6 and V8 diesel engines produced by General Motors from 1978 to 1985. The V8 was introduced in 1978, followed by a V8 only for the 1979 model year. In 1982, a V6 became available for both front and ...
4.3L (the lesser-known counterpart to the infamous Oldsmobile 350 diesel
)
* 1994-2003
BMW M51
The BMW M51 is an inline-6 cylinder Diesel engine produced by the Upper Austrian BMW plant in Steyr from July 1991 through February 2000. Its predecessor is the BMW M21, the successor is the BMW M57.
Description
The M51 is a water-cooled and ...
2.5 liter (X25DT/U25DT/Y25DT)
* 2002–present
DMAX V6 (acquired via GM's takeover of DMAX)
* 2019–present
Duramax I6
Eight-cylinder
* 1977-1985
Oldsmobile Diesel engine
The Oldsmobile Diesel engine is a series of V6 and V8 diesel engines produced by General Motors from 1978 to 1985. The V8 was introduced in 1978, followed by a V8 only for the 1979 model year. In 1982, a V6 became available for both front an ...
* 1982-2000
Detroit Diesel V8 6.2L and 6.5L (6.5L engines are still in production by AM General for use in
Humvee
The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ori ...
s and various marine applications)
* 2001–present
Duramax V8 (acquired via GM's 2003 takeover of DMAX)
Other diesel engines
GM entered the diesel field with its acquisition of the
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...
-based
Winton Engine Company
The Winton Motor Carriage Company was a pioneer United States automobile manufacturer based in Cleveland, Ohio. Winton was one of the first American companies to sell a motor car. In 1912 Winton became one of the first American manufacturers of ...
in 1930. Winton's main client was the
Electro Motive Company, a producer of internal combustion-electric rail motorcars. GM acquired Electro Motive at roughly the same time as Winton.
A partnership of GM's Research and Development Division and their Winton Engine Corporation delivered their first diesel engines suitable for mobile use starting in 1934. The engines were also sold for marine and stationary applications. In a 1938 reorganization, Winton Engine Corporation became the GM
Cleveland Diesel Engine Division
The Cleveland Diesel Engine Division of General Motors (GM) was a leading research, design and production facility of diesel engines from the 1930s to the 1960s that was based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cleveland Diesel Engine Division designed seve ...
, and GM's
Detroit Diesel Engine Division began production of smaller ( per cylinder) diesel engines. Locomotive engines were moved under the GM Electro Motive Division (EMD) in 1941, while Cleveland Diesel retained development and production of large marine and stationary engines.
Cleveland Diesel was dissolved in 1962 and their remaining production moved to EMD. In 1988, the Detroit Diesel Engine Division was incorporated as an independent company, later acquired by DaimlerChrysler in 2005. EMD was sold off by GM in 2005 and is now a subsidiary of
Progress Rail
Progress Rail Services Corporation , a fully owned subsidiary of Caterpillar since 2006, is a supplier of railroad and transit system products and services headquartered in Albertville, Alabama. Founded as a recycling company in 1982, Progress R ...
.
Locomotive engines
* 1934-1938 Winton 201-A (multi-purpose)
* 1938-1966
EMD 567
The EMD 567 is a line of large medium-speed diesel engines built by Electro-Motive Diesel, General Motors' Electro-Motive Division. This engine, which succeeded Winton Motor Carriage Company, Winton's 201A, was used in EMD's locomotives from 193 ...
* 1965-1988
EMD 645
The EMD 645 is a family of diesel engines that was designed and manufactured by the Electro-Motive Division of General Motors. While the 645 series was intended primarily for locomotive, marine and stationary engine use, one 16-cylinder versio ...
* 1984–present
EMD 710
The EMD 710 is a line of diesel engines built by Electro-Motive Diesel (previously General Motors' Electro-Motive Division). The 710 series replaced the earlier EMD 645 series when the 645F series proved to be unreliable in the early 1980s 50-se ...
* 1998–present
EMD 265
The EMD 1010 or EMD 265 is a line of four-stroke diesel engines manufactured by Electro-Motive Diesel. The precursor to the 1010 was introduced around 1998 as the 265H or H-Engine. The H-engine was initially designed for use as a 16 cylinder, th ...
Marine/stationary diesel engines
* 1934-1938 Winton 201-A (multi-purpose)
* 248 (8, 12, 16 cylinder)
* 258 (12 cylinder, 4 stroke, direct reversing)
* 258S (16 cylinder, 4 stroke, turbocharged, direct reversing)
* 268 (3, 4, 6, 8 cylinder)
* 268A (3, 4, 6, 8 cylinder)
* 268A NM (8 cylinder)
* 278 (6, 8, 12, 16 cylinder)
* 278A (6, 8, 12, 16 cylinder)
* 278A NM (8, 12 cylinder)
* 241 (6 cylinder - 4 stroke)
* 288 (12 cylinder, direct reversing)
* 338 (16 cylinder, vertical radial)
* 498 (8, 12, 16 cylinder)
* 498 NM (8 cylinder)
* 358H (16 cylinder, horizontal radial)
Heavy and off-road diesel engines
* 1938-1995
Detroit Diesel Series 71
The Detroit Diesel Series 71 is a two-stroke diesel engine series, available in both inline and V configurations, manufactured by Detroit Diesel. The number 71 refers to the nominal displacement per cylinder in cubic inches, a rounding off of ...
* 1945-1965
Detroit Diesel Series 110
* 1950-1955 Detroit Diesel Series 51
* 1957-1990s Detroit Diesel Series 53
* 1960s-1980s
Detroit Diesel Series 149
* 1974–1995
Detroit Diesel Series 92
The Detroit Diesel Series 92 is a two-stroke cycle, V-block diesel engine, produced with versions ranging from six to 16 cylinders. Among these, the most popular were the 6V92 and 8V92, which were V6 and V8 configurations of the same engine resp ...
Turboshaft engines for land
GM Whirlfire engine, including:
* 1953 ''GT-300''
* 1954 ''GT-302''
* 1956 ''GT-304''
* 1958 ''GT-305''
* 1964 ''GT-309''
* 1971 ''GT-404''
Aircraft engines
Piston
* 1931-1944
Allison V-1710
The Allison V-1710 aircraft engine designed and produced by the Allison Engine Company was the only US-developed V-12 liquid-cooled engine to see service during World War II. Versions with a turbocharger gave excellent performance at high a ...
* 1937-1944
Allison V-3420
The Allison V-3420 was a large experimental piston aircraft engine, designed in 1937 by the American Allison Engine Company.
Design and development
In 1937, at the behest of the United States Army Air Corps, the Allison Engine Company agreed t ...
(derived from the V-1710)
Propfan
1987-1989 *
Allison 578-DX
Turboprop
* 1947-1950s
Allison T38
The Allison T38 (company Model 501) was an early turboprop engine developed by Allison Engine Company during the late 1940s. The T38 became the basis for the very successful family of Allison T56 turboprop engine.
Design and development
Develop ...
*1953-1955
Allison T40
Allison may refer to:
People
* Allison (given name)
* Allison (surname) (includes a list of people with this name)
* Eugene Allison Smith (1922-1980), American politician and farmer
Companies
* Allison Engine Company, American aircraft engine ...
*1954–present
Allison T56
The Allison T56 is an American single-shaft, modular design military turboprop with a 14-stage axial flow compressor driven by a four-stage turbine. It was originally developed by the Allison Engine Company for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules tra ...
"501-D" (also produced by
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce (always hyphenated) may refer to:
* Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aero engines, founded in 1906, now defunct
Automobiles
* Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the current car manufacturing company incorporated in ...
)
Turboshaft
* 1954–present
Allison T56
The Allison T56 is an American single-shaft, modular design military turboprop with a 14-stage axial flow compressor driven by a four-stage turbine. It was originally developed by the Allison Engine Company for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules tra ...
"501-D" (also produced by
Rolls-Royce
Rolls-Royce (always hyphenated) may refer to:
* Rolls-Royce Limited, a British manufacturer of cars and later aero engines, founded in 1906, now defunct
Automobiles
* Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, the current car manufacturing company incorporated in ...
)
* 1960s-present
Allison 250 (also produced by Rolls-Royce)
Turbojet
* 1944-1959
Allison J33
The General Electric/Allison J33 is a development of the General Electric J31, enlarged to produce significantly greater thrust, starting at and ending at with an additional low-altitude boost to with water-alcohol injection.
Development
Th ...
(originally developed by
General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is an American multinational conglomerate founded in 1892, and incorporated in New York state and headquartered in Boston. The company operated in sectors including healthcare, aviation, power, renewable energ ...
and transferred to GM for production)
* 1946-1955
Allison J35
The General Electric/Allison J35 was the United States Air Force's first axial-flow (straight-through airflow) compressor jet engine. Originally developed by General Electric (GE company designation TG-180) in parallel with the Whittle-based c ...
(originally developed by General Electric and transferred to GM for production)
* 1948-1958
Allison J71
The Allison J71 was a single spool turbojet engine, designed and built in the United States. It began development in 1948 as a much modified J35, originally designated J35-A-23.
Operational history
The Allison J71 turbojet powered the Douglas B ...
See also
*
List of GM bellhousing patterns The following is a list of GM bellhousing patterns. Though General Motors has manufactured many different engines, it has kept variance in the bell housing patterns to a relative minimum.
Chevrolet V8 pattern
This was so named because it began wit ...
References
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