For more than a century now, automotive engineers have struggled with an unavoidable balancing act when it comes to engine compression. Now, thanks to an innovation from Infiniti, they may get to ...

A gasoline piston engine that can dynamically change its compression ratio —that is, the amount by which the piston squeezes the fuel-air mixture in the cylinder—has long been a holy grail of engine ...

Diesel engines do their hardest work in the toughest jobs, from highway semis to construction equipment, and the reason they ...

It seems like every major automaker these days is using tricks like variable-valve timing - often in conjunction with forced induction - to eke better efficiency out of their engines while still ...

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 ...

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 ...

Forget variable length intakes and variable valve timing, Infiniti is going all the way and introducing variable cylinder compression ratios. The new VC-T turbo engine automatically adjusts between a ...

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 ...

There’s still another couple of months before the 2026 crop of F1 cars takes to the track for the first preseason test. It’s a year of big change for the sport, which is adopting new power unit rules ...