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Top Gear
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Top Gear
General Motors is investing $888m in a factory to build its sixth-gen V8 engine
General Motors is investing $888m in a factory to build its sixth-gen V8 engine And it's the single biggest investment made by GM in an engine plant, too Skip 3 photos in the image carousel and continue reading Turn on Javascript to see all the available pictures. 1 / 3 While most of the world's manufacturers wind down their cylinder count and head deeper into the electric era, General Motors has just pumped $888m into its Tonawanda Propulsion plant in Buffalo, New York. The purpose? To build its next-gen V8 engine. It's the single biggest investment GM has ever made in an engine plant, bringing tonnes of new machinery, equipment and tools, alongside a general mop-up of the place. It also means Tonawanda will be the second facility (after Michigan) to manufacture its sixth-gen V8. Advertisement - Page continues below That engine will continue to power various full-size pickups and SUVs; a portfolio that currently includes the GMC Sierra and Yukon, and the Chevrolet Silverado, Suburban and Tahoe. This refurbished factory could keep that lot surviving for a while longer. Oh, and there's that other Chevy, which does 233mph and wants to eat European supercars for breakfast, lunch and tea. The aim for this next-gen V8 is simple: stronger performance than the current one, improved fuel economy and reduced emissions. How? By focusing on the combustion and thermal management processes. Not the sort of thing you can cook up in a secondary school lab, but perhaps the sort you could with an $888m investment. Advertisement - Page continues below Top Gear Newsletter Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter. Look out for your regular round-up of news, reviews and offers in your inbox. Get all the latest news, reviews and exclusives, direct to your inbox. Success Your Email*
Car and Driver
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Car and Driver
GM Invests $888 Million in U.S. Plant for Next-Gen V-8 Production
General Motors announced an $888 million investment in the Tonawanda Propulsion plant for the production of a next-generation V-8. The Buffalo, New York-based factory will start producing the new V-8s in 2027, which likely aligns with the next-gen Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra. GM says the engines will usher in better performance and efficiency; the new V-8s will also be built at the company's Flint Engine plant. General Motors has heavily invested in electric vehicles. Over the past couple of years, it has launched everything from the affordable Chevy Equinox EV to the luxurious Cadillac Escalade IQ to the Chevy Silverado EV truck. But GM isn't giving up on internal-combustion engines either, as yesterday it announced that it will be investing $888 million in the production of a new generation of V-8 engines. The sixth generation of GM's small-block V-8 is due to start production in 2027 and will continue to be built at the Tonawanda Propulsion plant in Buffalo, New York. The $888 million investment into the facility will bring new machinery and tools for producing the next iteration of the V-8, as well as renovations to the factory, GM said in a statement. GMC Before 2027, the Tonawanda plant will continue assembling the fifth-generation V-8 power plant, made in both 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter guises. The Tonawanda plant also produces the V-8-based 4.3-liter V-6 found in the Chevy Express van, as well as the 6.2-liter V-8 used in the Corvette sports car. General Motors says the next-generation V-8 that will be built at Tonawanda will be used for full-size trucks and SUVs, and the timeline of production starting in 2027 aligns with the expected arrival of a next-generation Silverado and GMC Sierra trucks. GM's next-generation full-size trucks will be followed shortly thereafter by new versions of the Chevy Suburban and Tahoe, GMC Yukon, and Cadillac Escalade, all of which were refreshed for the 2025 model year. GM says it expects the new engines to improve performance while reducing emissions and becoming more efficient. The investment in the Tonawanda facility follows a $500 million investment in the Flint Engine plant from 2023, which is also dedicated to the production of the sixth-generation V-8. Caleb Miller Associate News Editor Caleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.
The Drive
3 days ago
- Automotive
- The Drive
GM's Next-Gen Small-Block V8 Will Arrive in 2027
The latest car news, reviews, and features. A couple of years back, General Motors announced that it was investing about half a billion dollars into its Flint engine plant to support production of its next-generation small-block V8. This week, the company confirmed that it is on track to begin producing new engines in 2027, with an additional investment announced in the company's Tonawanda propulsion plant in Buffalo, New York. While other automakers have been distancing themselves from eight-cylinder engines, this cash injection is even bigger than GM's last, totaling nearly $900 million and signaling that the company intends to keep the V8 in production through at least the end of this decade. The money will go toward new machinery, equipment, and tools, GM's announcement said, as well as facility renovations. Production of the current engine family will continue uninterrupted during the upgrades. GM said this represents the largest single investment the company has ever made in an engine plant. 'Our significant investments in GM's Tonawanda Propulsion plant show our commitment to strengthening American manufacturing and supporting jobs in the U.S.,' CEO Mary Barra said. 'GM's Buffalo plant has been in operation for 87 years and is continuing to innovate the engines we build there to make them more fuel efficient and higher performing, which will help us deliver world-class trucks and SUVs to our customers for years to come.' The focus on trucks and SUVs may not stir the emotions of sports car fans, but the investment itself is still good news. In today's market, if the business case can be made for a V8 in a truck or SUV, that's the best chance it has to see production. And once it's available in the proverbial parts bin, engineers will inevitably try to find more exciting homes for it. Beloved by truck owners and sports car drivers alike, GM's small-block has long served as an icon of American motoring, dating to the Chevrolet V8s of the mid-1950s and continuously in production in one form or another ever since. Though its reputation has become tarnished of late by quality issues that ultimately led to a broad recall of the company's pickups and SUVs, the LT1 and L87 are still two of the best-regarded engines on the market today.
Wall Street Journal
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Wall Street Journal
GM CEO Defends V8 Engine Plant Decision
General Motors CEO Mary Barra speaks at the WSJ Future of Everything event about reinvesting in V8 gasoline engines at its Tonawanda propulsion plant in Buffalo, N.Y.
Motor 1
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Motor 1
GM Is Keeping the V-8 Alive With a Massive Investment
When automakers announce major investments lately, that money typically goes toward electrification. But not today. General Motors is spending $888 million at its Tonawanda site in Buffalo, New York, to develop a sixth-generation V-8 engine. It's the largest single investment the company has ever made in an engine plant, a stark departure from an otherwise EV-focused auto industry. In return for the investment, New York will offer up to $16.96 million in tax credits. GM plans to deploy the new engine in full-size trucks and SUVs starting in 2027, promising increased power. While it hasn't provided specific figures, the current 5.3-liter V-8 produces 355 horsepower and 383 pound-feet of torque. The larger 6.2-liter V-8 delivers 420 hp and 460 lb-ft, and the supercharged Cadillac Escalade-V belts out a massive 682 hp and 653 lb-ft. Photo by: Cadillac The added power won't come at the expense of efficiency. GM says it can reduce fuel consumption and emissions through 'new combustion and thermal management innovations' aimed at developing a cleaner V-8. It hasn't confirmed whether any form of electrification will be involved, so the engine may remain purely gasoline-powered. Tonawanda will be the second engine plant to produce the new V-8. In early 2023, GM announced a $579 million investment at its Flint Engine Operations in Michigan to assemble the sixth-generation engine and machine its block, crank, and head. At the same time, GM committed $12 million to its Rochester Operations facility in New York for intake manifolds and fuel rails, and another $47 million to Defiance Operations in Ohio for block castings. By launching a new V-8 in 2027, GM signals its intention to keep the eight-cylinder engine alive in its largest vehicles well into the 2030s. Still, the company maintains its pledge to go all-electric by the middle of the next decade. It's a goal first announced in 2019 and reaffirmed as recently as October 2024. However, GM has left the door open for gas-powered vehicles beyond 2035, with CEO Mary Barra noting that the company wants to "be responsive to where the customer is." Looks like America wants V-8s. More Great V-8 News The Lotus Emira Could Ditch Its V-6 for a V-8 Downsizing Be Damned: More Mercedes Models Could Get a V-8 Source: General Motors Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
