When most people think about engine swaps, they want to go bigger and better. Gen III and Gen IV GM LS engines are all the rage, and for good reason, but bigger isn't always better when you're trying ...

Automotive engine technology has come a long way since Carl Benz put a one-cylinder 2/3 horsepower engine on the Patent Motorwagen in the late 19th century. Modern engines are cleaner-burning, highly ...

Not long ago, we took a look at a selection of four-cylinder engines as possible hot rod powerplant fodder, and here we are again. This time, though, we're looking at domestic four-bangers as opposed ...

General Motors has unveiled a new family of small, three- and four-cylinder engines developed in Pontiac that will eventually power one of every four vehicles GM builds. Engines from the new EcoTech ...

You may be reading this and wondering why PHR is doing a story on a four-banger. The answer is simple: this new turbocharged Ecotec makes V-8 power, while retaining four-cylinder fuel mileage. To ...

The standard 2.5-liter, 197-horsepower engine that comes on the Malibu LS, LT and LTZ trim levels should be enough power for anyone. But Chevrolet is now making a brand-new 2.0-Liter turbocharged ...

GM introduced its new modular family of Ecotec engines on Wednesday at its powertrain headquarters in Pontiac, Mich. The new, reduced-in-size three- and four-cylinder mills will replace three of GM's ...

PONTIAC, MICHIGAN—Kendell Fulton, one of the key engineers behind General Motors' ambitious new portfolio of engines, patted two of the powerplants and said with a smile, "If both of these were ...

Announced at its official launch, the 2010 Buick LaCrosse CX will be offered with a new Ecotec 2.4 liter engine. The LaCrosse CX equipped with the new 2.4 liter Ecotec engine is priced at $26,995.

The Ecotec 2.0-liter I-4 engine that powers the all-new Buick Regal GS has been named one of Ward’s 10 best engines in North America. The Ecotec 2.0-liter turbo’s 270 horsepower is the highest ...