Another car to use our favourite little four-banger!!

http://ca.autoblog.com/2012/03/09/20...eco/#continued

You gotta love this engine!! It is now rated at 269hp and 260 pound-feet of torques!

 

That is what I been telling here but!

You have not seen the peek power yet either. There is more to come.

 

Not a bad lookin Malibu. Kinda has that Camaro rear end.

 

I guess we will not run out of engine parts anytime soon

 

 

The Eco Turbo is going to be the workhorse of the future. It will be found in many models including the new ATS Cadillac.

 

also on the racetrack in midget sprints......

 

Those numbers are the same as in the regal gs, with about the same 0- 60 time, right? And the malibu is a larger car with an auto trans, hmmm.

 

Note this is the new engine not the same one in the Regal. GM is releasing the new ECO II line and it will be more quiet and efficent.

The new Malibu is the same platform now as the Regal. It also should be lighter since it does not recieve as much quiet tuning as the Regal. This does add weight.

I also expect GM to upgrade the number on this engine by release. They often add 5-10 HP by release on most new engines.

Expect this engine in the Regal too.

 

Like the LSX series, anything coming out in the II version that us with version I might want to swap in?