Infiniti introduced the world's first variable compression-ratio engine, a technology it claims to have been working on for two decades, at the 2017 Los Angeles Auto Show. A variable compression-ratio ...

European automakers are trying to wring every possible fuel-economy advance from gasoline engines to meet upcoming tougher European Union carbon dioxide emission levels. The technology push already ...

An interesting patent has been filed by Toyota for an engine with variable compression. The patent is for an engine with variable length connecting rods. The connecting rod features two hydraulic ...

Turbocharging has mostly not lived up to its billing of being the savior of internal-combustion engine technology. Earlier this decade, facing increasing fuel economy requirements, automakers rushed ...

Infiniti is destined to become the first major automaker with a variable compression engine. The engine, dubbed the VC-T (Variable Compression-Turbo), has the ability to alter the compression ratio, i ...

When the next-generation Infiniti QX50 crossover arrives next year as a 2019 model, it will be powered by a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine introducing a technology never seen before in a ...

The Porsche-Hilite technology is comparatively simple, and could be offered to every automaker if and when VCR comes to market. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on X (opens in a new ...

Jonathan loves just about anything with a motor and a steering wheel. As a kid, Jonathan collected any kind of toy car he could lay his hands on, and begged his parents to take him to the monster ...

Infiniti is putting the pressure on its competitors. The automaker has revealed plans to introduce the first production-ready engine with a variable compression ratio that promises to improve ...

What is one of the most critical variables you can set when building an engine? That could be a long debate, but compression is certainly one of the main ones. It dictates not only how much power you ...

As a concept, the internal combustion engine is as old as dirt. To our luck, the ICE is still relevant nowadays thanks to engineering developments such as direct injection, cylinder deactivation, stop ...

Nissan engineers have reportedly been working on the engine concept for more than 20 years, and the company claims to have filed more than 300 patents protecting the design and associated technologies ...