While automakers invest heavily in electric vehicles, General Motors is reaffirming its dedication to the V8 engine.
After announcing that its sixth-generation small-block V8 would be built in Flint, Michigan and Buffalo, New York, the company has now confirmed that its Canadian facility in St. Catharines, Ontario will also manufacture this new engine.
“St. Catharines Propulsion continues to play a key role – today and into the future – and will produce GM’s next-generation of V8 engines, which power our high-demand full-size trucks and SUVs,” GM stated.
The St. Catharines Propulsion plant currently makes not only the fifth-generation ‘LS’ V8 engine but also the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission found in the Chevrolet Corvette C8.
It’s unclear how much GM plans to invest to upgrade the factory for the new V8 production; however, investments in those U. S. plants have reached US$1.7 billion (A$2.7 billion).
Specialist outlet GM Authority previously reported that sources indicated the Gen VI small-block V8 will be available initially in both 5.7-litre and 6.6-litre sizes.
The current Gen V engine ranges from 5.3- to 6.2- and 6.6-litres, available in naturally aspirated and supercharged versions, although it maintains a similar pushrod, overhead-valve configuration.
Car giant’s multi-billion dollar V8 engine takes shape
While this latest news hasn’t been officially confirmed by GM yet, offering both 5.7-litre and 6.6-litre V8 options would cater to most of the company’s lineup already equipped with larger engines across Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac models.
In Australia, only the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 offers a V8 option among pickups; other competitors rely solely on smaller six-cylinder engines while different variants of the existing ‘Gen 5’ V8 can also be found in vehicles like the GMC Yukon SUV and Chevrolet Corvette sports cars.
Executives from both Australia and the U. S. have expressed their commitment to keeping V8s on offer locally as long as it’s financially feasible or until regulations change that possibility.
The future of the V8 engine revealed
“We’ve always said and maintained the customer is our priority,” General Motors Australia Managing Director Jess Bala told Torquecafe back in May.
“We put them at the centre and as long as customers keep telling us they want that powertrain in that particular vehicle, we will keep bringing it to market.”
In December, Car and Driver uncovered patents for what seems to be a new-generation Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model expected to be one of the first vehicles powered by this upcoming V8 engine.
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The St. Catharines Propulsion plant currently makes not only the fifth-generation ‘LS’ V8 engine but also the eight-speed dual-clutch transmission found in the Chevrolet Corvette C8.
It’s unclear how much GM plans to invest to upgrade the factory for the new V8 production; however, investments in those U. S. plants have reached US$1.7 billion (A$2.7 billion).
Specialist outlet GM Authority previously reported that sources indicated the Gen VI small-block V8 will be available initially in both 5.7-litre and 6.6-litre sizes.
The current Gen V engine ranges from 5.3- to 6.2- and 6.6-litres, available in naturally aspirated and supercharged versions, although it maintains a similar pushrod, overhead-valve configuration.
Car giant’s multi-billion dollar V8 engine takes shape
While this latest news hasn’t been officially confirmed by GM yet, offering both 5.7-litre and 6.6-litre V8 options would cater to most of the company’s lineup already equipped with larger engines across Chevrolet, GMC, and Cadillac models.
In Australia, only the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 offers a V8 option among pickups; other competitors rely solely on smaller six-cylinder engines while different variants of the existing ‘Gen 5’ V8 can also be found in vehicles like the GMC Yukon SUV and Chevrolet Corvette sports cars.
Executives from both Australia and the U. S. have expressed their commitment to keeping V8s on offer locally as long as it’s financially feasible or until regulations change that possibility.
The future of the V8 engine revealed
“We’ve always said and maintained the customer is our priority,” General Motors Australia Managing Director Jess Bala told Torquecafe back in May.
“We put them at the centre and as long as customers keep telling us they want that powertrain in that particular vehicle, we will keep bringing it to market.”
In December, Car and Driver uncovered patents for what seems to be a new-generation Chevrolet Silverado 1500 model expected to be one of the first vehicles powered by this upcoming V8 engine.
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