Engine, 1.4L turbo DOHC 4-cylinder, direct injection, continuous variable valve timing, 153 hp at 5600 rpm, 177 lb-ft at 2000–4000 rpm

Years 1982–86, 2016–19, 2021–22 Models 4 Factory citations 10

Also described as 2.8 L (173 cu in) V6, 2-barrel carburetorEngine, 2.8L V6, 2 barrelEngine, 1.4L turbo DOHC 4-cylinder, direct injectionEngine, 1.4L turbo, 4-cylinder, direct injection

Also documented for Buick Oldsmobile Pontiac

Documented applications

Celebrity — A-body (1982–1990)

1982–1986 Factory-verified

Not in California 1985–1986; Wikipedia ends it in 1985, but the 1986 kit still lists it

GM Heritage factory kit — 1982 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.5, p.6.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.13, p.17.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.8, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Celebrity, p.5.

Citation — X-body (1983–1985)

1983–1985 Factory-verified

173 cu in; the option-weight pages say it requires J50 power brakes

GM Heritage factory kit — 1983 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet Citation, p.10.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1985 Chevrolet Citation, p.6.

Cruze — second generation (2016–2019)

2016–2017 Single-source

2016–2017 rest on Wikipedia's Chevrolet Cruze article, which lists the 1.4L LE2 turbo for the second generation, and GM Authority's 2016 Cruze page, which gives the 2016 North American Cruze a new 1.4L turbo direct-injection engine with stop/start (153 hp, 177 lb-ft) but no code; neither credits GM, and no order guide for 2016 or 2017 was found
2018–2019 Factory-verified

2018: sedan S: L, 1SA, 1SB, 1SC, 1SD, 1SF; hatch S: 1SC, 1SD, 1SF; 2019: sedan S: L, 1SB, 1SD, 1SF; hatch S: 1SB, 1SD, 1SF

GM factory document — 2018 chevrolet cruze order guide copy gm authority, p.66, p.69, p.85.
GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet cruze order guide june 1 2018 copy gm authority, p.49, p.52, p.69.

Trax — first US generation (2015–2022)

2021–2022 Single-source

all trims; GM Authority's 2021 engine article says it replaced the LUV about a third of the way into the 2021 model year (153 hp, 177 lb-ft), and its 2022 changes page lists it for 2022; no GM document read

This page aggregates every documented appearance of LE2 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.