Infiniti’s world-first variable-compression-ratio turbo 4-cyl. engine is migrating to high-volume Nissan vehicles, starting with up-market versions of the Altima sedan.
Versatile engine serves entire Mercedes portfolio, in both transverse and north-south applications, with and without all-wheel-drive, ranging from cars to CUVs to commercial vans.
Boasting an eye-popping 184 hp/L, Volvo’s turbocharged and supercharged 4-cyl. Polestar started life as a racing engine before it found its way into family haulers.
Mazda’s Skyactiv-G 2.5T is unique in that its enhanced scavenging technology and cooled EGR make it a new type of downsized turbocharged engine that performs like a torquey V-6.
The ’17 Accord Hybrid touts impressive fuel-economy of 49/47 mpg city/highway. Not bad for a spacious, upscale 5-passenger sedan that’s closer to large than midsize.
“The main reason why we have kept the inline 6-cyl. is there is no other way to have the smoothness or the responsiveness, the turbine-like feeling when revving the engine,” says Markus Rülicke, BMW...