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 ...

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.

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Port fuel injection and direct injection are similar but distinct systems, so why do some engine designs include both?

While Hyundai and Kia have been rolling out impressive new EVs like the Ioniq 5 N and Kia EV9 and redesigning existing models like the Sonata, the automaker still has the lingering problem of bad ...

SAE International Journal of Engines, Vol. 13, No. 1 (2020), pp. 77-92 (16 pages) At gasoline direct injection, light-duty engines operated with homogeneous, stoichiometric combustion mode, ...

Automotive engines have dramatically evolved over the last century, incorporating advanced technology that allows automakers to essentially make more horses using less fuel. Take, for example, one of ...

1.3L I-4 gasoline direct injection, DOHC, Multiair variable valve control, intercooled turbo, premium unleaded, engine with 177HP (1) 1.4L I-4 gasoline direct injection, DOHC, variable valve control, ...