Engine, Ecotec 1.4L turbo, DOHC, 4-cylinder, sequential multiport fuel injection, variable valve timing

Years 2014–21 Models 3 Factory citations 8

Also described as Engine, Ecotec 1.4L turbo DOHC 4-cylinder, variable valve timing, sequential multiport fuel injection, 138 hp

Also documented for Buick

Documented applications

Cruze — first generation (2011–2016)

2014, 2016 Factory-verified

2014: 1LT, 1FL, ECO: S; 2016: 1LT, ECO: S

GM factory document — 2014 chevrolet cruze fleet order guide wayback, p.4.
GM factory document — 2016 chevrolet cruze limited fleet order guide wayback, p.4.

Sonic — first generation (2012–2020)

2014 Confirmed

GM Authority 2014 changes article, which calls its list the official RPO-level changes (in the PDH Fun and Sun package)
2017–2019 Factory-verified

2017–2018: LT manual, Premier: S; LT automatic: O; 2019: all trims: S; 138 hp at 4900 rpm, 148 lb-ft at 1850 rpm (automatic) or 2500 rpm (manual); GM Authority 2019 page says it became the only engine for 2019

GM factory document — 2017 chevrolet sonic order guide copy gm authority, p.63.
GM factory document — 2018 chevrolet sonic order guide copy gm authority, p.69.
GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet sonic order guide may 4 2018 copy gm authority, p.62.
2016 Single-source

LT and LTZ manual models with it have a 10.8 gallon fuel tank; GM Authority 2016 changes article (not a GM document)

Trax — first US generation (2015–2022)

2016, 2018–2019 Factory-verified

all trims: S; the guides give 138 hp and 148 lb-ft

GM factory document — 2016 chevrolet trax fleet order guide wayback, p.4.
GM factory document — 2018 chevrolet trax order guide copy gm authority, p.23.
GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet trax order guide copy gm authority, p.23.
2015, 2017, 2020–2021 Single-source

all trims; GM Authority's 2021 engine article says the LUV was the Trax's only engine from 2015 through 2020 and until the LE2 took over in 2021; no GM document for these years

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