GMI Exclusive: SRX, Equinox To Get 3.0L HF V6
The long-awaited 3.0L HF V6 is coming to at least three models soon!
October 30, 2008
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By: Nsap
As we promised last night when we broke news of leaked details on the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, we now have a little bit more information regarding the new 3.0L direct-injected High-Feature V6. Unfortunately there is still a lot of unknowns with it though; including the projected fuel economy numbers.
For some time now several of us at GMI have been referring to a 3.0L High-Feature V6 that has been in development at GM Powertrain for a few years. Recently little had been heard regarding the engine, so no one really knew when it would show up for sure on the production schedule. Last night GMI found out that the 2010 LaCrosse is going to utilize this new 3.0L High-Feature V6 as it's base engine. In that application the 3.0L is good for 250 HP.
GMI has now learned that the 3.0L will also be used as an engine in the all-new 2010 Cadillac SRX and all-new 2010 Chevrolet Equinox. We're told that this will be an "uplevel" engine in the Equinox. As most will recall, recently GM brass broke news that the new 'Nox would be sporting another all-new engine; a 2.3L four-cylinder with direct-injection, that, according to Lutz, is going to be a fuel economy leader. Well it sounds like the 'Nox is going to have nothing but new engines for 2010 now that we know the 3.0L is the V6 option.
When GM broke news of the 2.3L they did not refer to power levels, but GMI has been told by our sources that the engine is supposed to get somewhere around 210 HP (more or less). Official fuel economy numbers are not known on either engine.
In regards to the SRX, we anticipate this as being the base engine for it. GMI was told a few months ago that the 3.6L direct-injected V6 would be an engine in the SRX, so that will likely be its high-end engine option. That makes sense as its brother, the CTS, has the same engine arrangement (just not the 3.0L...yet).
GMI was not told of any power output for either the Equinox or SRX, but we assume that both will wear something extremely close to the 250 HP found in the LaCrosse 3.0L.
Several months ago, prior to the gas price spike, GMI heard rumors that the 3.0L HF would be good for about 28-29 MPG highway. Those were RUMORS though and they are very old rumors, so what kind of mileage this new engine will be good for...we do not know.
LF1 is apparently the PRO code for the new 3.0L.