Putting into production an engine with a variable-compression ratio has been an elusive goal since the first patent for one was filed in 1928. Now, after nearly 100 years of failed experiments and ...
Engineers have been trying to perfect variable-compression engines for almost as long as engines have existed. So far, though, only Nissan has succeeded in bringing one to production. Its Variable ...
Infiniti’s revolutionary VC­T engine set for Paris debut next month. Bringing a variable compression ratio engine into the market has been one of biggest challenges in the history of engine ...
Nissan brought the first, and only, variable-compression engine to market. But its future doesn't look bright. Complexity in cars is a funny thing. It’s tempting to say that it’s all bad, that more is ...