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Well, the Chevrolet Vega was the worst piece of crap that GM ever manufactured.
Manufactured in Lordstown, Ohio.
The Vega was a poorly designed and manufactured vehicle. One of GM's first attempts with aluminum engines. Which had an issue of overheating and destroying the engines.
One of GM's first attempts with modern assembly line and robots.
The "Lordstown Syndrome" originated at this assembly plant.
GM in an attempt to bolster the sales of the Vega made a special edition with a Cosworth engine. That also flopped.
Used Cosworth Vegas have a very low collector value.
In 1976 Chevrolet came out with the Chevette made at a different plant.
The Vega was doomed from the start by GM management that just wanted a cheap car at any cost.
A sad example of US automakers attempting to compete with the flood of low cost Japanese vehicles.
Not talking about the Vega car. Talking about this engine. Why didn't GM continue developing this high tech engine? GM didn't sell a DOHC 4 cylinder engine with electronic fuel injection until the 90s quad4 engine.
Not talking about the Vega car. Talking about this engine. Why didn't GM continue developing this high tech engine? GM didn't sell a DOHC 4 cylinder engine with electronic fuel injection until the 90s quad4 engine.
Not talking about the Vega car. Talking about this engine. Why didn't GM continue developing this high tech engine? GM didn't sell a DOHC 4 cylinder engine with electronic fuel injection until the 90s quad4 engine.
For one thing aluminum cyl walls that did not last.
From '75 onwards or so, they did put in steel cylinder liners, but they would still die if they overheated. It wasn't a bad car, but it wasn't that good, either. Overheating it would kill it.
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