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 ...

Despite advancements in hybrid power-trains and electrification technology, gasoline engines remain the predominant choice in passenger cars because of continued efficiency improvements, most recently ...

Over time and miles, your car might start to slow down. It might not accelerate as quickly as it once did; the engine may not run as smoothly as you remember, or the fuel economy may dip—but ...

As we entered into 2014, the industry was abuzz with the acronym “GDI,” otherwise known as Gasoline Direct Injection. The “gasoline” distinction is significant because direct injection has existed in ...

The earliest and simplest type of fuel injection, single-point simply replaces the carburetor with one or two fuel-injector nozzles in the throttle body, which is the throat of the engine’s air intake ...

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 ...

Gasoline direct injection has quickly become a must-have technology for automakers, who are preparing to meet the 35.5 mpg federal standard for the 2016 model year. In 2010, about 10 percent of light ...

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 ...

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 ...