In it’s place, a 2.5-liter direct injected (cue fireworks) Ecotec inline four! The new engine will be 18 horses peppier than its predecessor for a total of 190 hp and 180 lb-ft of torque.

The question of why the Vibe uses the Toyota engines rather than GM's own Ecotec lineup was raised during the press conference. After all the 2.4L EcoTec as used in the Cobalt is rated at 173hp ...

Therefore, it's not particularly surprising to hear that General Motors has just announced a $494 million investment to build the next generation of Ecotec engines. Says Denise Johnson ...

Power for the base, LS and LT trim level versions of the 2005 Cobalt arrived from a 2.2-liter Ecotec four-cylinder engine generating 145 horsepower. The 2.2-liter engine remained the powerplant for ...

Derived heavily from the European Opel Insignia, the 2011 Regals European flair was combined with a 182-horsepower 2.4-liter Ecotec engine and a 220-horsepower turbocharged 2.0-liter powerplant. A ...