A.Here's a pressure-volume diagram for a combustion engine. Although rough, it is an approximation of the so-called air-standard cycle. '' Point (a) is at atmospheric pressure, after which the air is ...

What many consider the Holy Grail of combustion technology is one step closer to prime time. In the race to field energy-efficient vehicles, don’t count out internal combustion technology just yet. GM ...

Skyactiv-X, Mazda’s newest engine, will use a compression ignition system to make its gasoline-powered vehicles more powerful and more fuel efficient than ever before. This innovative engine is at the ...

Diesel engines do their hardest work in the toughest jobs, from highway semis to construction equipment, and the reason they ...

A fundamental difference between gasoline and diesel engines is that a gasoline engine uses spark ignition while a diesel engine uses compression ignition. Before we delve deeper, let's understand how ...

Compression ignition boosts efficiency up to 30 percent, company says Compression ignition boosts efficiency up to 30 percent, company says Mazda is using diesel engine technology to save the gasoline ...

Let's discuss something that is well known by diesel mechanics and hard-core enthusiasts but may not be fully understood by new diesel owners or people who may have heard the term "compression ...

Mazda has detailed the next-generation of its SkyActiv engine family, which will feature innovative compression ignition technology. While the new SkyActiv engine is still under development, Mazda ...

Mazda’s new SkyActiv-X engine will go against every convention you thought you understood about gasoline engines. It’s supercharged, but for efficiency purposes, not to increase power. It has a ...

Diesel engines are different from gas engines in numerous ways, including their use of high compression ratios. Here's why ...