GM Medium Gasoline Engine

The GM Medium Gasoline Engine, abbreviated MGE and marketed as SIDI Ecotec, is a medium-displacement four-cylinder gasoline engine developed by Opel. Production began in late 2012 at Szentgotthárd in Hungary, and the engine features start-stop and was claimed to cut fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 13 percent against its predecessor while meeting Euro 6. A turbocharged 1.6 litre Eco version of 170 PS was shown at the 2012 Moscow motor show and a Performance version of 200 PS followed. A 2.0 litre turbocharged variant with central direct injection is developed and made by SAIC in China. From 2013 it began replacing the turbocharged 1.6 litre Family 1 engine in Opel cars, and it served in the Opel Insignia, Astra, Cascada and Zafira Tourer as well as the Buick Cascada and the Chevrolet Malibu Hybrid.