Nissan revolution: could new petrol engine make diesel obsolete'


Science | 206924 hits | Aug 15 10:39 am | Posted by: Robair
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could new petrol engine make diesel obsolete?' - Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co has come up with a new type of gasoline engine it says may make some of today's advanced diesel engines obsolete. The new engine uses variable compression technology, whi

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  1. by avatar uwish
    Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:05 pm
    link broken!

  2. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:12 pm
    https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/nissa ... nance.html

  3. by avatar DrCaleb
    Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:14 pm
    There are also some really cool technologies in F1 that should make their way to consumer cars soon.

    There is a pre-detonation chamber that injects a tiny bit of gasoline just before the main injection, and sets light to it at exactly the right time. Apparently, it results in a big horsepower gain and increased fuel burn. But it ain't cheap to build. ;)

  4. by avatar BRAH
    Mon Aug 15, 2016 7:23 pm
    Nissan just released the Titan with a Cummins so it's interesting they're pursuing this technology.

  5. by avatar Robair
    Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:25 pm
    Nissan wouldn't have a whole lot of development costs tied up in a Cummins Engine. :D

    Sounds like this targets small diesel. cars/suv etc.



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