News: 2014 Winner: General Motors 6.2L LT1 OHV DI V-8

[Rob]

2014 Winner: General Motors 6.2L LT1 OHV DI V-8

2014 Ward's 10 Best Engines
Jan. 7, 2014 Tom Murphy | WardsAuto

This engine program establishes definitively that old-school cam-in-block configurations relying
on pushrods can deliver stunning performance and cost advantages in a powertrain world dominated by newer overhead-cam architectures.

Nine years ago, when he was group vice president of global powertrain at General Motors, Tom Stephens was so disappointed the Chevrolet Corvette small-block V-8 had been passed over for the Ward’s 10 Best Engines list that he dressed down a WardsAuto editor while seated next to him on a plane.

It was a very long flight.

This year is different, as GM Powertrain left no stone unturned in designing, modeling, testing, validating and building a world-class small-block V-8 that proudly carries forward a 58-year legacy by leveraging the latest technologies while embracing key familial characteristics, namely, pushrods, a 90-degree layout and surprisingly compact packaging.

It’s ironic the fifth-generation LT1 6.2L small-block that turns the all-new ’14 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray into an absolute raging bull cruised so casually this year to a Ward’s 10 Best Engines win.

Full Story: http://wardsauto.com/ward039s-10-best-engines/2014-winner-general-motors-62l-lt1-ohv-di-v-8

 

[Huskerman]

Long live the Chevy small block..............

 

[67vet]

I only have 250 miles on my engine so I am still RPM restricted till 500 miles, but already I like the engine.

 

[LLC5]

I especially like the "upside down" drive belt......

 

[xfirez51]

No question Chevy has done w the OHV motor what Porsche has done w a rear engine chassis configuration. Both have wrung out the max from each. However, if you look the
10 Best Engines is dominated by OHC architecture including the Cruze Diesel. Just sayin.
Having said that, I'd love a C7 Z51.