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X20XEV is a
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engine. It is a 1998 cc (2.0L) 16 valve, DOHC inline 4 cylinder engine producing 100
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(136 PS). It replaced the
C20XEThe C20XE is a DOHC, inline 4 cylinder Family II, General Motors engine. It has a capacity of 1998 cc and develops .The C20XE came into production as an evolution of the 20XE engine. Incidentally, the 20XE engine was a further development of the 1987 model 8v 20NE engine...
engine and was labelled by
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as an 'Ecotec'.
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X20XEV is a
General MotorsGeneral Motors Company, often known as simply GM, is a United States based automaker with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. GM was the world's 18th largest corporate entity and third largest automaker as ranked by 2008 revenues on the Fortune Global 500. Ranked by global unit sales for 2008, it...
engine. It is a 1998 cc (2.0L) 16 valve, DOHC inline 4 cylinder engine producing 100
kWThe watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units . It measures rate of energy conversion. One watt is equivalent to 1 joule of energy per second....
(136 PS). It replaced the
C20XEThe C20XE is a DOHC, inline 4 cylinder Family II, General Motors engine. It has a capacity of 1998 cc and develops .The C20XE came into production as an evolution of the 20XE engine. Incidentally, the 20XE engine was a further development of the 1987 model 8v 20NE engine...
engine and was labelled by
General MotorsGeneral Motors Company, often known as simply GM, is a United States based automaker with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. GM was the world's 18th largest corporate entity and third largest automaker as ranked by 2008 revenues on the Fortune Global 500. Ranked by global unit sales for 2008, it...
as an 'Ecotec'.
The break down of the engine name is as follows:
X - Exhaust Emissions Level: 94/12/EC, stage 2
20 - 2.0L
X - Compression Ratio - 10.0-11.5:1
E - Mixture System - Injection
V - Specific Version - Volume Model
The X20XEV engine featured in many General Motors vehicles, was frequently used in
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B, used in several models of the
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B and the
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