Comments on: GM delays new technology diesel

By: Minnow

Minnow — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 13:09:33 +0000

Looks like they have built the Inlet, exhaust and turbo into one piece, similar to how BMW fit the turbo inside the V on their V8… and will have the intake valve and exhaust valve on the same side of the head, like old the old engines such as Toyota’s 3F. I Just wonder how they will keep the inlet air cool with it so close to the exhaust.

By: swampdawg

swampdawg — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:07:58 +0000

GM can go and bury it with their EV1 and other great ideas. I can’t figure out why they have gone broke.

By: Schah7

Schah7 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 08:03:24 +0000

Mark B Hum,yeah but when it comes to diesel engine design.tech and up-to-date know how the Japs are way ahead
of the Americans and the Europeans are ahead of the Japanese.
So in reality the engine woundn’t be a patch on say the:
V6/V8 Diesel that Ford produced along-side P.S.A which could very well end up under the bonnet of a Terri./Falcon.
As Phil C. said Ford seem way ahead of G.M. in direction and focus.

By: Frenchie

Frenchie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 06:05:02 +0000

They spend the time and money to design what sounds like a brilliant engine, then to turn around and say they probably bring it out in a few years time.

This kinda sounds like their EV-1 project!

They never learn GM.

By: Phil C.

Phil C. — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 05:42:04 +0000

Another short sighted dumb move that continues a legacy of 30 plus years of dumb moves by General Motors.

This sounded like it had the potential to be a great engine.

Ford are most definitely heading in the right direction with their range of vehicles and technologies.

By: Reckless1

Reckless1 — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:16:02 +0000

This smacks of throwing out the baby with the bathwater.

Perhaps it’s a very expensive engine to tool up for?

Shame though, heavy vehicles have huge potential for fuel efficiency gains.

By: Mark B

Mark B — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:25:45 +0000

I’ll say it to save someone else the trouble: imagine one of these babies under a commodore’s bonnet…

By: Phill

Phill — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 00:10:07 +0000

It seems as though General Motors is actually competing for the comedy prise with the ‘Dead Parrot’ routine care of Monty Python. Amazing.

By: Simon

Simon — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 23:06:07 +0000

“featured unique cylinder heads that eliminate the intake and exhaust manifolds”
Sounds interesting, wonder how they get the gasses in/out?

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:59:55 +0000

Fools! Something like this could benefit them, especially if they were to licence the design/technology to third parties. There needs to be some foresight from GM here.