General Motors opened the doors to the all-new GM Powertrain Performance and Racing Center – a state-of-the-art facility designed to enhance the development processes for the company’s diverse racing engine programs. The new, 111,420-square-foot facility is connected to GM’s Global Powertrain Engineering Center and is part of a $200-million investment at the Pontiac, Mich., campus. It relocates the Racing center from Wixom, Mich. to the Pontiac Powertrain Campus, bringing together under one roof an additional team of nearly 100 engine builders, engineers and other support staff. The Performance and Racing team is responsible for developing engines for NASCAR, NHRA, IndyCar, IMSA and other racing series. It also leverages the resources at the Global Powertrain Engineering Center, enabling faster and more integrated technology transfer between GM’s racing experience and production-vehicle powertrains. The racing engines under responsibility at the new center include the NASCAR ‘R07’ – a unique 358-cubic-inch V-8 engine designed and developed exclusively for NASCAR Sprint Cup racing along with engines for IndyCar, NHRA, Corvette Racing and Cadillac ATSV.R Twin Turbo. Additionally, the high-performance crate engines and crate powertrain systems offered by Chevrolet Performance are developed at the new facility. Facility highlights include engine assembly, machining, engine testing, calibration and an interactive lobby and meeting space. RCR driver #31-Ryan Newman addressed the gathering at the opening of the new Powertrain Performance and Racing Center.(Team Chevy, see images at the Detroit News)
