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What's old is new again: VW developed auto start/stop, DI in 1980

The great risk in predicting the future is that the odds are great that you will be wrong. Every once in while, though, you nail the ideas almost dead on. For some amusement, it's always fun to go back and peruse old issues of magazines like Popular Science and Popular Mechanics to see what they predicted cars would look like in the next century (that would be the one we live in right now). Way back in 1980, Volkswagen built a Golf-sized experimental car dubbed VW2000. The timing was off by a few years, but the good bits were remarkably ... Read more →

Holden Commodore gets new fuel sipping options Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors' Holden division down in Australia has been building the company's 3.6-liter high feature V6 at its Melbourne plant since the engine first launched in 2003. Until now, however, the ...

Ford adding more hybrids but not until 2012, DI based start-stop coming Sam Abuelsamid

During the Ford 2010 model preview in Dearborn this week, one of the efficiency improvements promised for the near term by Powertrain VP Barb Samardzich was increased hybrid applications. When we ...

Stop? Pause? A distinction without a difference with Mazda iStop Sam Abuelsamid

If an engine is not being fed any fuel and the crankshaft is not rotating, is it running? Of course not. But would you say it is stopped or paused? Both, it makes no difference. It's simply a ...

Ford's new 1.6L EcoBoost four to come in three power levels Sam Abuelsamid

When Ford introduces the next-generation Focus in Europe next year it will be powered by the first of the company's new four cylinder EcoBoost engines. The engines will be built at the Bridgend ...

2010 Buick LaCrosse to add 2.4L DI four cylinder, 30 mpg highway 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

During a recent online media event, Buick announced a new addition to the powertrain lineup for the 2010 LaCrosse. When we first heard about the LaCrosse in January, it was to be powered by the 3.0-liter and 3.6-liter direct injected V6s. Around the end of the year, Buick will add the new ...

Hyundai to launch direct injection for 2010 Santa Fe, Sonata 4 months ago on Autoblog Green

Hyundai's Montgomery, AL factory added production of four-cylinder engines last year, but recently the engine line has been getting some upgrades. Evidently, Hyundai is getting ready to add direct injection to its 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. Like other DI engines, the revised version gets ...

Mercedes offering three cleaner, more powerful engines for C-class BlueEfficiency models 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Mercedes-Benz is now offering three new direct injected engines in its C-Class BlueEfficiency models. Two of the three four cylinder engines are diesels while the other is fueled by gasoline. The 2.2-liter diesel is available as a single turbo 170 hp version or a dual turbo 204 hp variant. The ...

Lamborghini adds solar power to factory, vows to cut range CO2 35% by 2015 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

In the grand scheme of things, the facilities and products of Lamborghini don't really amount to a hill of beans. After all, the company only has one main factory that produces a few thousand cars a year. While those cars are high-powered and consume a lot of fuel per mile driven, Lamborghini ...

Is the next Mazda Renesis rotary set to get direct-injection? 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last October, it seems that Mazda quietly filed a patent for a twin-spark, direct injection version of the automaker's iconic rotary engine. It's taken this long for anyone to actually notice application 20090101103, which appears to have been approved just last month, but it's still an ...

New York 2009: GMC Terrain gets all-DI engine lineup 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Like its mechanical twin, the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, the new GMC Terrain is getting an engine lineup that consists entirely of direct injected engines. The base 2.4-liter EcoTec four cylinder is expected to give the Terrain an EPA highway fuel economy of 30 mpg and get cleaner cold-start ...

VIDEO: GM EcoTec chief engineer talks direct injection 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

One of the most important new technologies to come to spark ignition engines in recent years is direct fuel injection. Audi was one of the pioneers in applying the system to road cars after using it on the Le Mans-winning R8 earlier this decade. More recently, General Motors has used it on the ...

Winding Road takes a look at direct injection 8 months ago on Autoblog Green

While it may seem that direct injection is just the latest and greatest way to dump fuel into an engine, the reality is that DI technology is the absolute best way to inject dead dinos in an engine. How so? Past efforts to increase power and fuel efficiency, while laudable, all had at least one ...

AMG: Direct injection and Stop&Start in 2010 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

As you may recall, Mercedes' performance division, AMG, recently put up the white flag on the speed wars. This basically means that they are now looking for more efficiency rather than more brute horsepower. Their previous focus on power came at the expense of fuel economy, natürlich. How will ...

2010 Chevrolet Equinox; direct injected with 30 mpg! 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

If General Motors is still with us for the 2010 model year, the Chevrolet Equinox will be getting a thorough makeover particularly in the engine compartment. The new Equinox gets an all-new look in keeping with other recent Chevrolets including the obligatory dual-port grille. Dimensionally, ...

More on GM's new direct injected engines 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

At a media preview today at the General Motors technical center, we got a few more details on GM's new direct injected four and six cylinder engines that will debut in several 2010 models. Both the 2.4L four cylinder and 3.0L V6 get variable cam phasing on both the intake and exhaust cam-shafts. ...

General Motors introduces 2 new direct injected engines for 2010 10 months ago on Autoblog Green

For 2010 General Motors is adding two new high volume direct injected engines two its lineup. The latest addition to the EcoTec four cylinder family is a normally aspirated 2.4L with variable valve timing. The four cylinder engine has dished pistons and an 11.4:1 compression ratio. The result is ...

LA 2008: Hyundai rolls out HED-5 i-Mode for first time on U.S. soil 11 months ago on Autoblog Green

We first saw Hyundai's rolling CUV shapeship, the HED-5 i-Mode, back in Geneva, but today at the LA Auto Show is the first time the Korean automaker has shown the car in the States. New to the crossover is a 2.0L gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine that Hyundai plans to roll out in ...

Automobile Magazine names direct injection Technology of the Year 12 months ago on Autoblog Green

A number of automakers are beginning to roll out gasoline engines that use direct injection. Oil-burning diesel engines have been using direct injection a bit longer. In a DI engine, the fuel is sprayed directly into the combustion chamber, allowing a computer to precisely meter the correct amount ...

Several 2010 GM models likely to get new direct injected 3.0L V6 and 2.3L I4 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors appears set to introduce two new direct injected engines to its lineup for the 2010 model year. A newly downsized 3.0L version of the 3.6L "high feature" V6 used across much of GM's lineup is set to launch in the redesigned Buick LaCrosse, Cadillac SRX and Chevrolet Equinox. The ...

No oil burning for the prancing horse, Ferrari rejects diesels 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Ferrari has set itself an aggressive goal of reducing the carbon dioxide emissions of its cars by 40 percent over the next four years. The company will have to make some pretty drastic changes to its powertrains to achieve that reduction from 400 g/km to about 280 g/km. One change it has no ...

Lotus wins award for HOTFIRE engine that cuts CO2 by 15% 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Another of Lotus Engineering's research projects into more efficient motoring has been recognized. This time around, Project HOTFIRE received an accolade from The Engineer Technology + Innovation Awards 2008. HOTFIRE was a joint effort with Continental, University College London (UCL) and ...

Hyundai going down the DI and weight reduction path for more MPG 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Hyundai is already near the top of the fuel economy ranks in the U.S. market, but that's not enough to meet future requirements. Currently, Hyundai trails only Honda and Toyota in the CAFE race. Going forward, Hyundai plans to upgrade its powertrains and reduce mass to get its conventional vehicles ...

Porsche ALMS race engine to go direct injection 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

From track to road and back to track again. That is the path for gasoline direct fuel injection. In the late 90s Audi added direct injection to its R8 Le Mans prototype in order to get more power while consuming less fuel. In racing reducing fuel consumption is important because it allows cars to ...

Next Chevy Equinox to be equipped with a 2.3L DI 4 cylinder 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The automotive world will be getting a new Chevy Equinox bestowed upon it for the 2009 model year, and news from General Motors now places a 2.3L direct-injected four-cylinder engine underhood. Currently, the Equinox comes equipped with a boat-anchor of a base engine in the form of a 185-horsepower ...

Mazda declares it will cut consumption by 30% by 2015 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Mazda has declared that by the middle of the decade they will have replaced their entire powertrain lineup and cut fuel consumption by 30 percent. On the powertrain side, engines will be upgraded across the board including a new direct injected wankel rotary. In 2009, a new Smart Idle Stop system ...

Can advanced drivetrain tech bring in buyers? 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

There's no doubt that there are a lot of advances in powertrain technology that will improve the efficiency of vehicles over the next few years. There are near-term features like direct fuel injection, turbocharging and dual clutch transmissions. Other features like start stop systems and ...

2/4SIGHT engine concept switches between 2 and 4 stroke operation 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Until electric cars and their associated technologies (motors, batteries, controllers etc.) become mainstream, the internal combustion engine will need to be further refined in order to meet upcoming fuel economy requirements and current emissions regulations -- while still producing the power that ...

AMG considering direct injection, stop/start engines by 2012. Hybrids? Maybe 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

From time to time, technology has the ability to both improve the specific power output of an engine while also reducing its emissions. Such is the case with direct injection, so we are not surprised to hear that the high-performance tuning arm of Mercedes Benz, AMG, has decided to implement it on ...

Polaris MV800 ATV with Patriot engine uses multiple fuels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We've featured Orbital Corporation and their unique engine technologies before. It turns out that one of those technologies allows a four-stroke engine to run on multiple different fuels. Polaris, the manufacturer of snowmobiles, ATV's and Victory motorcycles is using this technology in their ...

Ferrari tests the direct injection waters 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

There are many who question whether or not small-volume or high-performance manufacturers should be held to the same emissions and fuel economy regulations as the larger automakers. Ferrari qualifies as both a small-volume (though getting larger) and a (very) high performance company. Indeed, the ...

Top ten easiest-to-implement green technologies that already exist today 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Today, we will be listing the top ten easiest to implement green technologies that already exist today. Now, this is a rough list, every car is different and not all of these technologies are applicable to each one. But, let's take a look at each one and see what gains there could be from them, ...

Volkswagen holds sign-off drive for new Tiguan in Namibia 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen debuted a concept version of their Tiguan compact SUV last November at the Los Angeles Auto Show and it looks the production version won't be changing much. Volkswagen is holding their final sign-off ride for the new vehicle in Namibia to evaluate the hot weather performance and off-road ...

Volkswagen offers up new details on 1.4L TSI engine 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen has put out more details on their new 1.4L 121hp TSI engine that will be offered on Golfs, Jettas, Tourans and Passats. The new direct injected engine will be replacing the older 1.6L FSI port injected engine in the lineup. The turbocharged TSI gets a bump in power from 114hp to 121hp ...

GM expands direct injection to 3.6L V-6 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

General Motors' first North American application of direct injection on a gasoline engine was the 2.0L turbo four cylinder in the Pontiac Solstice GXP/Saturn Sky Red Line. The direct injection allowed the engine to produce more power while getting better fuel economy than the base 2.2L engine. Now ...

MIT experiments with turbocharged, direct injected, ethanol and gasoline powered engine 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

This information will not come as a shock to our readers, but I thought that I would go ahead and share the story with you anyway. As you are well aware, turbocharging an internal combustion engine can lead to higher power output by adding additional oxygen into the engine. This has been used to ...


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