The Northstar is a family of high-performance 90 degree V engines that General Motors produced from 1993 to 2011. Regarded as GM's most technically complex engine, the original design was a double overhead cam, four-valve-per-cylinder, aluminium block and head V8 developed by Oldsmobile research and development, though it is most associated with Cadillac. It displaced 4.6 litres in basic form, and longitudinal and 4.4 litre supercharged versions followed. Variants were used by Oldsmobile as the Aurora L47 V8 and the Shortstar LX5 V6, and in several 2000s Pontiacs and Buicks. GM began the design at Oldsmobile in 1984. Production ended in 2011, with the Cadillac DTS, Buick Lucerne and Cadillac STS the last cars to receive it, and the GM LS pushrod V8 replaced it.
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a family of high-performance 90° V engines produced by General Motors between 1993 and 2011
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The Northstar engine is a family of high-performance 90° V engines produced by General Motors between 1993 and 2011.
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the original double overhead cam, four valve per cylinder, aluminum block/aluminum head V8 design was developed by Oldsmobile R&D
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the original double overhead cam, four valve per cylinder, aluminum block/aluminum head V8 design was developed by Oldsmobile R&D
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Early Northstars required premium grade gasoline to maximize performance
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a family of high-performance 90° V engines produced by General Motors between 1993 and 2011
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the original double overhead cam, four valve per cylinder, aluminum block/aluminum head V8 design was developed by Oldsmobile R&D
Part Of: Cadillac DTS, Lead, last cars, DTS
The final cars to receive it, the Cadillac DTS, Buick Lucerne, and Cadillac STS, rolled off the line in 2011.
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The final cars to receive it, the Cadillac DTS, Buick Lucerne, and Cadillac STS, rolled off the line in 2011.
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The final cars to receive it, the Cadillac DTS, Buick Lucerne, and Cadillac STS, rolled off the line in 2011.
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