Nissan’s variable compression engines have caught the attention of U.S. safety regulators, following multiple reports of alleged engine failure, loss of power, engine knocking, and metal chunks and ...

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 ...

Nissan brought the first, and only, variable-compression engine to market. But its future doesn't look bright. Complexity in cars is a funny thing. It’s tempting to say that it’s all bad, that more is ...

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 ...

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 ...

However, not all innovations are equal, and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

Nissan’s variable-compression turbo (VC-Turbo) is a unique engine capable of variable compression adjustment. Unlike traditional engines, which have a fixed compression ratio, the VC-Turbo engine ...

At 1.5 liters, this little dynamo is a cutdown version of the automaker's larger 2.0-liter variable-compression engine and it's a winner. Craig brought 15 years of automotive journalism experience to ...

- So this is Nissan's new variable compression turbocharged engine. Now, it debuted in the Infiniti QX50 crossover, but it's going into the new 2019 Altima, which you can kind of see in the background ...

Infiniti's new Variable Compression Turbo is the centerpiece of this crossover. Variable compression engine sounds like something you’d hear from a super villain describing his latest contraption. At ...

In a world full of similarly priced compact luxury crossovers, one way to differentiate yourself is with what's under the hood. That's the approach Infiniti has taken with the all-new 2019 Infiniti ...