Diesel engines are different from gas engines in numerous ways, including their use of high compression ratios. Here's why that is and what it means.

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 ...

With Infiniti having recently revolutionized internal combustion engines by the introduction of a variable compression ratio mill, we're here to take the time to zoom in on the tech introduced by the ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

Answer:The compression ratio listed for any engine combo is always the static compression ratio, which is fixed via component selection and machining practice when the engine is built. As you've ...

The debate centres on the mandated reduction in compression ratio from 18:1 to 16:1 for the new power units, and ...

Mazda is working hard on its new SkyActiv-X engine, using technology that many people think is the Holy Grail of gasoline engines. The SkyActiv-X engine promises the power and clean emissions of a ...

A summit between the FIA and F1 engine manufacturers concluded without a resolution to the technical controversy over ...