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Hyundai launches first direct-inject four-cylinder engine, replaces V6 in new Sonata

Nov 17th 2009 9:58AM - 49 Comments

testing Hyundai's Theta II DGI engine - Click above for high-res image gallery When the swoopy new 2011 Sonata goes into production at Hyundai's plant in Alabama early next year, it won't offer a V6 engine anymore, but it will get the company's ...

If it's direct-injected and sold in America, it's on this list

Aug 20th 2009 4:20PM - 34 Comments

Direct injection is exciting technology in that it allows car enthusiasts to have their cake and eat it too. How so? By both improving fuel efficiency and increasing horsepower. This being the case, it's not surprising that automakers from all ends ...

Direct fuel injection coming to Ferrari in 2009

Sep 27th 2007 9:54AM - 5 Comments

Direct injection has allowed automakers like Audi to compete on horsepower without the need to boost displacement, and the added fuel economy and reduced emissions has helped push the technology as the next big thing on the green scene. Ferrari has ...

Road to Race: Porsche RS Spyder gets direct injection

Jul 31st 2008 5:58PM - 21 Comments

Click above for a high-res gallery. Porsche has already introduced direct injection on the Cayenne and 911 Carrera, and the Turbo, GT2 and GT3 all stand to benefit from the technology next year. While it's normal for most automakers to take the ...

New Hyundai 2.4-liter GDI four-cylinder makes 200 hp in 2011 Sonata

Nov 23rd 2009 1:01PM - 50 Comments

Hyundai 2.4L Theta-II GDI - Click above for high res image gallery When Hyundai's all new Sonata goes on sale early in 2010, it will arrive in U.S. showrooms with only one available engine, a thoroughly revamped version of the 2.4-liter Theta-II ...

Mazda introduces clever start-stop system with direct injection

Sep 9th 2008 1:59PM - 41 Comments

Mazda has announced a clever new start-stop system that promises fuel economy gains of 10% or more without the need for an electric motor. The Smart Idle Stop System (SISS) uses only direct injection and combustion to restart your vehicle, while ...

High-end V6s - the Lexus direct-injection 3.5L and Cadillac 3.6L

Feb 22nd 2006 2:00PM - 36 Comments

No, that's not some sort of captured alien - it's Toyota's rather unique way of showing off its latest 2GR-FSE direct-injection V6. We're going to take a look at this engine, which is interesting primarily for the means that it introduces fuel ...

Isuzu signs deal to develop natural gas direct injection engines

Dec 25th 2005 1:00PM - 0 Comments

Isuzu Motors (Japan) announced Friday that it is partnering with Canadian company Westport Innovations to develop engines using Westport's Compressed Natural Gas Direct Injection (CNG-DI) technology. Isuzu will put $1.3 million into a one-year ...

Direct-Injection Faceoff - Porsche 911 4S versus... BRP Ski-Doo?

Feb 19th 2009 8:28AM - 13 Comments

Click above to enlarge On the surface, it would be difficult to find two machines that share less in common than the 2009 Porsche 911 and the latest Ski-Doo MX Z X snowmobile. But dig a little deeper (into their engine bays) and things start to ...

Mazda aggressively pursuing environmental agenda

Oct 23rd 2005 9:00AM - 6 Comments

Showing that Toyota isn't Japan's only "green" carmaker, Mazda president and CEO Hisakazu Imaki (pictured) highlighted Mazda's environmental initiatives in a press conference leading in to this year's Tokyo Motor Show. Imake said that ...

Audi officially unveils supercharged, direct-inject 3.0L TFSI V6

Jun 27th 2008 2:01PM - 43 Comments

Audi has finally confirmed all the details on its new range-topping supercharged V6, and the final output figures are in line with previous reports. The 3.0-liter TFSI engine (although the "T" is a misnomer since it used to stand for "turbo") is ...

Audi to eliminate port fuel injection (eventually)

Jun 8th 2005 12:41PM - 7 Comments

Audi has announced that they will be using their Fuel Straight Injection (FSI) direct gasoline injection system on all future engines. Technology development related to indirect (port) fuel injection has been suspended. Don't expect a big change in ...

Direct-injection, turbo'd motors to reproduce like bunnies

Mar 24th 2007 7:52AM - 26 Comments

According to the folks at BorgWarner, the number of turbocharged, direct-injection engines will increase four-fold by 2011. In 2006, approximately 500,000 vehicles were equipped with the technological duo, and based on their market projections, over ...

Hyundai builds one millionth vehicle in Alabama

Dec 7th 2009 10:59AM - 21 Comments

Hyundai first started building cars at its Montgomery, Alabama assembly plant in May 2005, and last week amidst considerable fanfare, the plant's one millionth car rolled off the line. The milestone vehicle was a 2010 Sonata sedan, one of the ...

GM unveils high-output direct injection V6

May 19th 2006 10:03AM - 49 Comments

Amidst the "19 new engines" announcement from General Motors Thursday was a brand-new engine of particular significance for the power-hungry (and aren't we all?): a 3.6 liter all-aluminum V6 with direct injection and variable valve timing. The new V6 ...

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