Paris Auto Show

Nissan's new VC-T engine rewrites rules of small turbocharged engine

Nissan's new variable compression-turbo powertrain, to be unveiled at next month's Paris auto show, will first be showcased in an Infiniti car to be unveiled next year.

NS

By:

Norihiko Shirouzu

August 14, 2016 05:00 AM

ATSUGI, Japan -- 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.

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