Ecotec (capitalized ECOTEC, from "Emissions Control Optimization TEChnology") is a
General Motors (GM) and
Opel Automobile GmbH (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:
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 5.3L or 6.2L.
The trademark ECOTEC has also been used on Opel automobiles which are powered by the following engines produced by
PSA PowerTrain:
EB: The ECOTEC trademark is used on the
Opel Crossland X 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 designated as TURBO.
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Ecotec (capitalized ECOTEC, from "Emissions Control Optimization TEChnology") is a
General Motors (GM) and
Opel Automobile GmbH (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:
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 5.3L or 6.2L.
The trademark ECOTEC has also been used on Opel automobiles which are powered by the following engines produced by
PSA PowerTrain:
EB: The ECOTEC trademark is used on the
Opel Crossland X 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 designated as TURBO.
Index of articles associated with the same name
This
article includes a list of related items that share the same name (or similar names). If an
internal link incorrectly led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.