GM'S NORTHSTAR XV12 ENGINE TAKES ADVANTAGE OF SEVERAL TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS

"Engineers love working on cars that look like this," said Dr. Fritz Indra, "and stylists love having engines like this in their cars." GM Powertain's executive-director of advanced engineering was referring to the Cadillac Cien concept car and the concept Northstar V12 that was inside it during their reveal to some automotive writers here recently, and his observation seems stunningly insightful when you look at the former snugged inside the latter.