4.6 L Northstar V8
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The 4.6 L Northstar V8 is a high-performance, all-aluminum, dual overhead camshaft V8 engine developed by General Motors, widely used in luxury Cadillac models for its smooth power delivery and advanced engineering.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 4.6 L Northstar V8 canonical | 5 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
V8 engine
ⓘ
automobile engine ⓘ internal combustion engine ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | aluminum ⓘ |
| bore | 93 mm ⓘ |
| compressionRatio |
10.0:1
ⓘ
10.3:1 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| cylinderBankAngle | 90 degrees ⓘ |
| cylinders | 8 ⓘ |
| developer | General Motors ⓘ |
| displacement |
4.6 L
ⓘ
4565 cc ⓘ |
| emissionsControl | catalytic converter ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| family | Northstar engine family ⓘ |
| fuelSystem | sequential multi-port fuel injection ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| headMaterial | aluminum ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | distributorless ignition ⓘ |
| introducedInModelYear | 1993 ⓘ |
| layout |
longitudinal
ⓘ
transverse ⓘ |
| manufacturer | General Motors ⓘ |
| marketPosition | luxury performance engine ⓘ |
| maxPowerOutput |
approximately 239 kW
ⓘ
up to about 320 hp ⓘ |
| maxTorque |
approximately 427 N·m
ⓘ
around 315 lb·ft ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
all-aluminum construction
ⓘ
high specific output for its era ⓘ smooth power delivery ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1992 ⓘ |
| stroke | 84 mm ⓘ |
| subBrand | Northstar ⓘ |
| usedInBrand |
Buick
ⓘ
Cadillac ⓘ Oldsmobile ⓘ |
| usedInModel |
Buick Lucerne
ⓘ
surface form:
Buick Lucerne Super
Cadillac Allanté ⓘ Cadillac Sedan DeVille ⓘ
surface form:
Cadillac DeVille DHS
Cadillac DTS ⓘ
surface form:
Cadillac DeVille DTS
Cadillac Eldorado ⓘ
surface form:
Cadillac Eldorado ETC
Cadillac Seville ⓘ
surface form:
Cadillac Seville STS
Cadillac XLR ⓘ Oldsmobile Aurora ⓘ |
| usedInVehicleClass |
full-size luxury car
ⓘ
personal luxury coupe ⓘ |
| valvesPerCylinder | 4 ⓘ |
| valvetrain | dual overhead camshaft ⓘ |
| valveTrainLayout | DOHC 32-valve ⓘ |
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