Oldsmobile Toronado Engines by Year

The Toronado was the first American front-wheel-drive car since the 1930s, launched for 1966 with a 425 V8. It grew to the 455, was downsized for 1979 with Olds V8s and a diesel, and from 1986 used the 3.8 V6, including the Trofeo. Ratings are gross through 1971 and SAE net from 1972.

Pick a year to see every engine offered that model year, with its code, rated horsepower and the trims it came in. Each engine links to its full specs.

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1966–1970: 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970

1971–1978: 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978

1979–1985: 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985

1986–1992: 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992

1966–1970

The 425 and 455.

1966 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
425 V8	385 hp gross	Toronado, Toronado Deluxe

1967 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
425 V8	385 hp gross	Toronado, Toronado Deluxe

1968 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8	375 hp gross	Toronado, Toronado Deluxe
455 V8 (W34)	400 hp gross	Toronado (W-34 option)

1969 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8	375 hp gross	Toronado, Toronado Custom
455 V8 (W34)	400 hp gross	Toronado (W-34 option)

1970 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8	375 hp gross	Toronado, Toronado Custom
455 V8 (W34)	400 hp gross	Toronado (W-34 option), Toronado GT

1971–1978

The 455 and 403.

1971 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8	350 hp gross	Toronado Custom

1972 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8 (L78)	250 hp net	Toronado Custom

1973 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8 (L78)	—	Toronado, Toronado Brougham

1974 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8 (L78)	230 hp net	Toronado, Toronado Brougham

1975 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
455 V8 (L78)	215 hp net	Toronado Custom, Toronado Brougham

1976 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
7.5L / 455 V8 (L78)	215 hp net	Toronado Custom, Toronado Brougham

1977 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
6.6L / 403 V8 (L80)	200 hp net	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XS, Toronado XSR

1978 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
6.6L / 403 V8 (L80)	190 hp net	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XS

1979–1985

The 350, 307, 252 and the diesel.

1979 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Toronado Brougham
5.7L / 350 V8 (L34)	170 hp net	Toronado Brougham

1980 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.0L / 307 V8 (LV2)	—	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XSC
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XSC
5.7L / 350 V8 (L34)	170 hp net	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XSC

1981 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	125 hp net	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XSC
5.0L / 307 V8 (LV2)	—	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XSC
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Toronado Brougham, Toronado XSC

1982 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	125 hp net	Toronado Brougham
5.0L / 307 V8 (LV2)	—	Toronado Brougham
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Toronado Brougham

1983 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	125 hp net	Toronado Brougham
5.0L / 307 V8 (LV2)	140 hp net	Toronado Brougham
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Toronado Brougham

1984 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
4.1L / 252 V6 (LC4)	125 hp net	Toronado Brougham, Toronado Caliente
5.0L / 307 V8 (LV2)	140 hp net	Toronado Brougham, Toronado Caliente
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Toronado Brougham, Toronado Caliente

1985 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
5.0L / 307 V8 (LV2)	140 hp net	Toronado Brougham, Toronado Caliente
5.7L / 350 V8 diesel (LF9)	—	Toronado Brougham, Toronado Caliente

1986–1992

The 3.8 V6.

1986 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 231 V6 (LG2)	—	Toronado, Toronado Brougham

1987 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 231 V6 (LG3)	150 hp net	Toronado, Toronado Brougham, Toronado Trofeo

1988 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 231 V6 (LN3)	165 hp net	Toronado, Toronado Trofeo

1989 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 231 V6 (LN3)	165 hp net	Toronado, Toronado Trofeo

1990 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 231 V6 (LN3)	165 hp net	Toronado, Toronado Trofeo

1991 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 231 V6 (L27)	170 hp net	Toronado, Toronado Trofeo

1992 Toronado engines

Engine	Rated	Offered in
3.8L / 231 V6 (L27)	170 hp net	Toronado, Toronado Trofeo

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