Although car manufacturers are embracing alternative power sources, they haven’t given up on internal combustion just yet.
Along with a push towards downsized turbo power, some of the smartest engineers in the world are using new techniques to make their engines more efficient and powerful. Here are a few of the most interesting modern takes on the internal combustion engine.
Source: http://newatlas.com 17th August 2017
http://newatlas.com/internal-combustion-engine-techniques/50929/
While some automakers are moving heavily into electric engine technology, Mazda continues to tinker with the internal combustion engine. It says it’s figured out how to make it a lot more efficient. The secret, according to Mazda, is compression ignition.
The next generation engine, called SKYACTIV-X, will appear in Mazda vehicles in 2019. The new technology uses a turbocharger with a compressed mixed of air and fuel and is similar to the process found in diesel technology.
Source: www.consumeraffairs.com 9th August 2017
For more: https://www.consumeraffairs.com/news/mazda-announces-improvements-to-gasoline-engine-080917.html
The use of turbocharged engines in U.S.-market light vehicles continued on an upward path in the ’17 model year, an exclusive WardsAuto survey shows.
They were installed in a record 27.6% of cars and light trucks built in the ’17 model run through March 2017, up from the prior benchmark of 24.1% in the entire ’16 model year.
Source: wardsauto.com, August 8th 2017
Read more: –http://wardsauto.com/engines/turbo-engine-use-record-high
Jonathan Sampson of Automate, looks at the controversy surrounding the introduction of the turbocharger into the modern day vehicle and considers the tussle between personality and performance.
Source: pmmonline.co.uk, July 25th 2017
Read more: –http://pmmonline.co.uk
The naturally aspirated flat-six has always had a special place in the hearts of Porsche purists. If the engine is cooled by God’s good air, then it is even more heartwarming. The connection between man and machine is just more pure without forced induction.
To fully understand what has led to the latest turbocharged Porsches, you have to go all the way back to the late ’60s.
Source: Multibriefs.com, July 24th 2017
