2007 Pontiac Solstice GXP To Get Direct Injection System

[mikeyb]

DETROIT The upcoming and highly anticipated Pontiac Solstice GXP will feature General Motors' first North American application of a gasoline direct-injection or GDI system, a report says.

The setup will improve fuel economy, boost torque and lower cold-start emissions. The GDI system on the Solstice GXP comes on a turbocharged Ecotec 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine, according to AutoTech Daily. It will produce 260 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, with the highest specific output for any GM engine ever: 2.1 horsepower per cubic inch of displacement. Buyers will have the choice of a standard five-speed manual gearbox or an optional five-speed automatic.

GM engineers in the United States and Europe jointly developed the engine. GDI injects fuel directly into the combustion chamber instead of into an intake port. Audi has pioneered GDI technology in Europe and North America and has said it plans to convert nearly all of its gas engines to a direct-injection configuration in the next 10 years.

source:http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109644

 

[sanblaster]

(boom06)

 

[jsahyoun]

Sweet, now put all that good stuff in the SKY!

 

[Striker187]

oh....that's why my friend wants one of those. i still say the front looks like some kind of bug. the rear looks nice though.

 

[jred321]

i'm honestly amazed that an american car company, and GM at that, is embracing new technology in an engine. maybe GM will finally turn itself around

a 260hp solstice sounds pretty fun i must say

 

[vindication]

mmmm yeah. I've been waiting for the gxp solstice. too bad I cant buy it. I was driving side by side with a solstice a couple months ago and they look so much better up close and personal.

 

[dbzeag]

Doesn't that model start at $25K, too? Damn that's a hot package.

Oh, and solstice > sky

 

[03MzdSpdSTP]

sky redline is seckier.

 

[vindication]

nah, solstice is waaaaay purtier

 

[Mallard]

i'm honestly amazed that an american car company, and GM at that, is embracing new technology in an engine. maybe GM will finally turn itself around

a 260hp solstice sounds pretty fun i must say

GM pioneered direct injection technology in the 80's-90's. When GM shelved it Mitsubishi picked up where they left off and eventually brought it to production. GM has had this 'new technology' for quite some time, it's just finally reaching production.

 

[jred321]

exactly, putting it into a production car is a big step for them. their production cars are usually 5-10 years behind their japanese/european counterparts technology wise (variable valve timing, ohc engines, fuel injection, etc...)

 

[Antoine]

exactly, putting it into a production car is a big step for them. their production cars are usually 5-10 years behind their japanese/european counterparts technology wise (variable valve timing, ohc engines, fuel injection, etc...)

Check the facts...

First electronic fuel injection - 1975 Cadillac Eldorado /Fleetwood/Deville

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