Eco Diesel designed in Europe

[70AARCUDA]

It seems that GM Powertrains has once again turned to its european divisions for the Cruze powerplant:

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2012/Feb/0220_diesel

http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2012/02/chevrolet-cruze-diesel-previewed-american-market.html

http://www.leftlanenews.com/chevrolet-cruze-diesel.html

http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1073271_2014-chevrolet-cruze-diesel-more-details-released-by-gm

The current 1.4LT gasoline engine is a GM-Opel designed engine that is now manufactured at Flint, Michigan, for North American vehicles. Similarly, the new Eco-Diesel is being developed by GM Powertrain divisions in Turino, Italy, and Russelsheim, Germany, as a 'global' engine for both European and North American use.

Quote: "Particulate-capturing filtration systems dramatically reduce tailpipe emissions."[ GM ], which means 'something else' (DPF fluid) to have to buy with the diesel engine, an additional operational "cost."

 

[70AARCUDA]

...and, now, LeftLane says it'll be a smaller, 1.7LT diesel engine, rather than the larger 2.0LT diesel engine:

2013 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel

 

[BIRDMAN]

what do you think the motivation behind designing an entirely new engine for the US market is?

 

[70AARCUDA]

..."smaller" turbocharged engines are the next BIG thing for "global" GM, with higher fuel co$ts driving that movement.