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September 20th, 2007

HCCI technology

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Posted in Cars & Trucks

10 Comments

September 20th, 2007 at 4:16 pm
kurtW

was very worthwhile and thanks for the heads up!
September 20th, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Ames Tiedeman

Good technology..
September 21st, 2007 at 8:41 am
Schmeltz

I think the potential of HCCI engines could be awesome. One thing I was wondering about…I think it is safe to assume they will cost more than a regular gas engine (if built), however, how much more would an HCCI cost? Would it cost more than a diesel equivalent? If it’s less than a diesel, and runs well, without problems, then by all means…Go For It!!!

Free advice…Always under-promise, and OVER-DELIVER. Good luck and I hope this works out well for you.
September 21st, 2007 at 10:30 am
Tim

Maybe it’s time to think outside the box. There are many alternatives. http://peswiki.com/index.php/Directory:Engines

When considering E-Flex, the field opens even more because of the narrow power band and space/weight to power ratio considerations. HCCI may be harder to pull-off than just looking in another direction.
September 21st, 2007 at 2:37 pm
edvard

With oil approaching new highs seemingly every quarter, I’d say every car company is going to have to devote continuous resources towards fuel economy. This technology is a step in the right direction.

That said, please make this engine available for smaller and mid sized cars as well. While the temptation might be to apply it towards vehicles like Chevy Silverados, there is a whole market of small car buyers who I think would switch to GM brands if the small cars they made got great fuel economy.
September 24th, 2007 at 11:55 am
Noel Park

edvard:

I could not agree more. I have said about 20 times on this blog that, the day the Aveo equals the mileage of the Yaris, I will buy one, Daewoo or not.

I understand that it’s actually lighter than the Yaris, so what’s the problem?

Mr. Lutz was quoted in the Los Angeles Times, I believe Saturday, as saying that, in 10 years, GM will be the technological leader of the industry.

I devoutly hope so. This the level of vision it will take to make GM successful in the future. I may have come across as very critical here in the past, but what I have been trying to do is to advocate for this very vision.

When the products are the technological leaders, with the advanced content and performance that such implies, you will sell them like crazy, and be able to charge prices which will make GM very profitable.

God send that it shall be true. We look to the day.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:36 am
Barry

HCCI seems a worthy technology being researched around the globe. But, as a few other comments note, thinking outside of the box is a very valuable process.

I have no doubt re Bob’s statement about being the technology leader. GM is likely the richest intellectual company on earth. The key is unlocking that value with effective management. Something that has no taken place for over forty years. Is a sea change underway? That depends on management.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:01 am
E.L.

Lead, guys! Lead!

Great news, and keep it up. You must lead the industry by then (Bose Suspension and all). Okay, I will behave–but only if GM behaves.

I hope to see this soon.
October 2nd, 2007 at 1:09 am
getalifeagain

I obtained 29 MPG on the highway in my Impala LS (3.8)recently and another Impala (3.4)in the family obtained 28 MPG on the highway using the A/C most of the time. This is quite a feat as these are large cars!

HCCI will be another way of increasing MPG so very probably these large cars will get 33 MPG. And the increases will be that much greater on GM’s smaller lineup.
October 9th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
Tyler

I’m very bothered by how slow GM is with development. It seems the company has been behind on most technical innovations and car concepts. Even worse, once the General decides to actually proceed with something, the development time is much, much longer than your competitors. Look, you gave up RWD performance cars except for the Corvette, then Chrysler revived it and you were behind. Even Ford had at least kept its Mustang. GM finally responded with the G8, to come out who knows when next year. Then there is the Camaro. It was introduced at the same time as the Dodge Challenger. The Challenger comes out as an 08 model. The Camaro was supposed to be an 09 model. Now it is pushed back another year to be a 2010 model. You are now TWO years late. Even worse, Honda just announced a hybrid sports car that will likely be produced as a 2009 model. The introduce it long after the Camaro and beat it to market by a year, yet they are developing a real hybrid sports car while you’re just engineering a simple V8 powered RWD coupe. Doesn’t this shame you at all? Everything you have in the pipeline should have been out a couple months ago.

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