Automakers have long touted the benefits of fuel injection, claiming increased efficiency and power. But as more cars have the system installed (around 73% in 2023), more and more consumers are ...

Ralph Hanson December 18, 2008 Comment Now! General Motors has implemented new direct injection technology into the four-cylinder and six-cylinder engines found in the Chevrolet Equinox range, helping ...

Jeremy Weber May 25, 2009 Comment Now! Mazda's renowned rotary Wankel engine has been a staple in some of the carmaker’s sports cars for the last 44 years, with its first appearance in 1965 and its ...

We’ve talked about BMW’s plans to use direct water injection on its cars to decrease the engine temperature but so far we’ve been focusing on performance cars like the M4 GTS. As a matter of fact, ...

What is gasoline direct injection and how is it different from traditional methods of getting fuel into your car's engine? You may have read or heard one of your favorite Car Tech editors talking ...

Gasoline direct injection, or GDI, is one of the most crucial bits of technology in the modern internal combustion engine. In engines equipped with GDI, highly pressurized gasoline is sprayed directly ...

Trying to think green when buying a car? Whether your new fuel-efficient engine helps or hurts the warming planet depends on where you live and what you're putting in the tank. But new research out of ...

Ford's determination to create a high-powered V6 engine despite tightening global emissions laws.

The 2014 Chevy Corvette will be powered by an all-new 6.2-liter V8 that combines direct fuel injection, continuously variable camshaft timing and cylinder deactivation to make the sports car both ...

It's an amazing time when there's new technology in the industry as it forces a new rivalry in speed parts, and direct-injection is firmly in the high-performance arena whether anyone likes it or not.

The other day I dropped my car off at a European specialist shop, and while I was there, a technician was working in the engine bay of a Mk7 Golf R, cleaning out carbon deposits off the intake valves.

If you ask any modern automotive nerd to name the first vehicle to feature a direct-injection diesel technology, you will likely get one of two answers. The Volkswagen Audi Group loyalist will point ...