The Family 0 is a straight-4 piston engine that was developed by Opel Powertrain, a subsidary of Adam Opel A.G. as a special low-displacement version of GM Family 1 engine for use on entry-level subcompact cars from Opel/Vauxhall. The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ... Components of a typical, four stroke cycle, DOHC piston engine. ... Opel, originally and more correctly known as Adam Opel AG is an automobile maker in Germany. ... The Family 1 is a straight-4 piston engine that was developed by Opel Powertrain, a subsidary of Adam Opel A.G. to replace low-displacement versions of GM Family II engine for use on subcompact cars from Opel/Vauxhall. ... Opel, originally and more correctly known as Adam Opel AG is an automobile maker in Germany. ... Vauxhall Motors is a UK car company. ...

The engine was first introduced in 1996 Opel Corsa. It features light cast-iron engine block and aluminum cylinder block with DOHC valvetrains driven by chain. Modern versions use TwinPort technology - dual intake ports with a choke that closes one port in low RPM range, providing strong air swirl pattern for higher torque levels, as well as better fuel economy. 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... 2003 Vauxhall Corsa 2004 Opel Corsa The Corsa is a small car or supermini produced by General Motors in Europe. ... Cast iron usually refers to grey cast iron, but can mean any of a group of iron-based alloys containing more than 2% carbon (alloys with less carbon are carbon steel by definition). ... Aluminum is a soft and lightweight metal with a dull silvery appearance, due to a thin layer of oxidation that forms quickly when it is exposed to air. ... The cylinder block is a machined casting (or sometimes an assembly of modules) containing cylindrically bored holes for the pistons of a multi-cylinder reciprocating internal combustion engine, or for a similarly constructed device such as a pump. ... A double overhead cam (also called a dual overhead cam, DOHC, or twincam) engine is a type of internal combustion engine where the camshafts that operate the intake and exhaust valves are mounted above the cylinders, and where there are separate camshafts for inlet and exhaust valves. ... Look up Chain in Wiktionary, the free dictionary A chain can be any of the following: a flexible connection through multiple rigid links; applications include: pulling (it cannot be used for pushing) power transmission, as in roller chains (e. ... Rje 14:01, 1 Jan 2005 (UTC) Categories: Possible copyright violations ...

There are currently two models:

• 1.0 L Straight-3 (998 cc): TwinPort, 73.4 mm (2.89  in) bore, 78.6 mm (2.94 in) stroke, 10.5:1 compression, 60 hp (40 kW) and 65 ft.lbf (88 Nm) of torque.
• 1.2 L Straight-4 (1229 cc): TwinPort, 73.4 mm (2.89  in) bore, 72.6 mm (2.86 in) stroke, 10.5:1 compression, 80 hp (59 kW) and 81 ft.lbf (110 Nm) of torque.

Family 0 engines are used in: A Straight-3 is an internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line side by side. ... The straight-4 or inline-4 is an internal combustion engine with four cylinders aligned in one row. ...

• Opel Corsa

2003 Vauxhall Corsa 2004 Opel Corsa The Corsa is a small car or supermini produced by General Motors in Europe. ...

See also

• GM Family II engine
• GM Family 1 engine
• List of GM engines