GM also announced its Direct Injected 3.6 that will have an increase of its current 3.6, which is right now about 270hp. Some specs...
Features of the high-tech V6 include:
- Aluminum engine block and cylinder heads
- Dual overhead cams with four valves per cylinder and silent chain primary drive
- High-pressure, engine-driven fuel pump
- Advanced multi-outlet fuel injectors developed to withstand high pressure and heat
- Stainless steel, variable pressure fuel rail
- Four-cam phasing (VVT)
- 11.3:1 compression ratio
- Aluminum pistons with floating wrist pins and oil squirters
- Polymer coated piston skirts
- Forged steel crankshaft
- Sinter-forged connecting rods
- Structural cast-aluminum oil pan with steel baffles
- Electronic throttle control with integrated cruise control
- Coil-on-plug ignition
- Advanced direct injection capable engine control module (ECM)