From the 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL to modern GDI, explore how fuel injection rose to dominance and why carburetors never ...

Direct-injection engines were introduced with a promise that sounded ideal: more power, better fuel efficiency, and cleaner emissions, all from a more precise way of delivering fuel. On paper, 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 is gasoline direct injection and how is it different from traditional methods of getting fuel into your car's engine? You may have read or heard one of your favorite Car Tech editors talking ...

Direct injection engines deliver fuel at high pressure directly into the combustion chamber. When the fuel spray strikes surfaces such as the piston crown or liner, a thin liquid film forms. This film ...

Until the early 1990s, many gasoline engine designs relied on carburetors to produce the fuel-air mixture needed to make the power that makes a car move. However, as the regulations around fuel ...

A Kia driver stopped into an unconventional place to get an oil change—an Advance Auto Parts—and that kicked off a conversation about a certain kind of engine and the love that it might require.

Despite very different applications, the L78 and LS6 V8 engines share a number of mechanical and technological similarities, including fuel injection hardware.

Gas has been expensive of late. Have you been tempted to stray away from Top Tier fuels in favor of a warehouse brand’s pricing at dimes- or quarters-per-gallon cheaper? Maybe with supplies ...

Twenty years ago, a group of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) established the voluntary TOP TIER™ standard to enhance fuel detergency and optimize engine performance. Recognizing the ...