Trying to think green when buying a car? Whether your new fuel-efficient engine helps or hurts the warming planet depends on where you live and what you're putting in the tank. But new research out of ...

The internal combustion gasoline engine — we have a love/hate relationship with it. It creates a lot of pollution. It is incredibly inefficient. It spews carbon into the atmosphere. It makes us ...

The potential for better fuel economy and fewer toxic emissions from gasoline direct-injection engines is getting closer. Most European automakers are preparing GDI engines for introduction in the ...

Gasoline direct injection (GDI) engines have become prevalent in modern light-duty vehicles owing to their improved thermodynamic efficiency and lower fuel consumption compared with ...

What it does: The high-pressure system injects fuel directly into each cylinder of the engine to increase power and torque without sacrificing performance or increasing emissions. An advanced engine ...

Port fuel injection has some big advantages, but automakers increasingly are using gasoline direct injection instead. The ...

For years, Toyota Motor Corp. has put hybrids at the center of its powertrain-technology strategy, all but oblivious to the rapid fuel-economy advancements rivals have made in the humble gasoline ...

What is gasoline direct injection and how is it different from traditional methods of getting fuel into your car's engine? Antuan Goodwin Senior Writer, Electrified Cars Antuan started out in the ...

Trying to think green when buying a car? Whether your new fuel-efficient engine helps or hurts the warming planet depends on where you live and what you're putting in the tank. New cars aim to deliver ...

A few simple checks and tips can help ensure maximum peace of mind when buying a used GDI-powered car. The Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine is marketed under different names by different ...

There are plenty of advantages to diesel engines: High fuel efficiency, low CO2 emissions, and in modern turbocharged applications, plenty of easy-to-access torque and power. However, they aren't ...