DETROIT — The upcoming and highly anticipated Pontiac Solstice GXP will feature General Motors' first North American application of a gasoline direct-injection or GDI system, a report says.

The setup will improve fuel economy, boost torque and lower cold-start emissions. The GDI system on the Solstice GXP comes on a turbocharged Ecotec 2.0-liter, four-cylinder engine, according to AutoTech Daily. It will produce 260 horsepower and 260 pound-feet of torque, with the highest specific output for any GM engine ever: 2.1 horsepower per cubic inch of displacement. Buyers will have the choice of a standard five-speed manual gearbox or an optional five-speed automatic.

GM engineers in the United States and Europe jointly developed the engine. GDI injects fuel directly into the combustion chamber instead of into an intake port. Audi has pioneered GDI technology in Europe and North America and has said it plans to convert nearly all of its gas engines to a direct-injection configuration in the next 10 years.

source:http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109644 (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=109644)

again, already been done.

Audi did it about 7 years behind Mitsubishi but they had emission problem with NOx. Direct injection tehnologie is perfect for turbo/compressor engines couse it significalty reise compression ratio wich is one of major problems with this engines in thearmes of fuel consumption.
BMW, MB, Toyota, WAG are all already using it in some engines.

Nice, does anyone know if this uses a new common rail design?

I saw one of those a couple weeks ago for the first time. Very nice car!

Yea, they look amazing in person!

I was really suprised! I mean, it's a cheap Pontiac! Hell, Id' love to have one!

I hope GM is bringing back it's excitement divison, this is a good start.

What other real convertibles did GM make before this anyway, haha.

Audi did it about 7 years behind Mitsubishi but they had emission problem with NOx. Direct injection tehnologie is perfect for turbo/compressor engines couse it significalty reise compression ratio wich is one of major problems with this engines in thearmes of fuel consumption.
BMW, MB, Toyota, WAG are all already using it in some engines.

A course this has been done before but not from a US manufacturer.

It's still ugly..

It's just a faster piece of ugly..

Gimmie the sky

It's still ugly..

It's just a faster piece of ugly..

Gimmie the sky

I think the Sky is alot more attractive.

I think the Sky is alot more attractive.

Agreed.....

But they both have the downfall of that large round front bumper which makes mounting a front plate very akward and ugly.

It definitly needs more torque and horse power so in that aspect the new Direct Injection System for the Solstice will be a success.