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Engineers from General Motors are said to be well on their way in conceiving what would be Ford EcoBoost’s competition, their own new twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter V6. GM has been rumored to have a twin-turbocharged V6 in the works for years, but now it appears they actually may be close to introducing a TT V6 with production intent as this engine has been reportedly assigned a PRO code.

GM Inside News said that the engineering sources have clarified that GM has been developing a 3.0-liter twin-turbo engine, which has even been assigned a PRO code of ‘LF3.’ The assignment of a PRO code validates the suggestion that this engine will end up under the hood of future GM products. GM’s naturally aspirated, direct-injected 3.0-liter V6 goes by the PRO code of ‘LF1.’

Although the sources were unable to provide expected power numbers, they did suggest that they were intending to produce power numbers in the same realm as Ford’s 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine. It has also been suggested that production for the engine could start in late 2011 to early 2012, seeing first duty in the upcoming Cadillac XTS.

It has also been insinuated that the TT V6 may end up in the Cadillac ATS and possibly even a future Chevrolet Camaro.