Despite the turbulence Nissan has faced over the past few years, some of its technology is undeniably impressive. Perhaps the crowning jewel of this engineering power is its variable compression ...

Nissan’s variable-compression turbo (VC-Turbo) is a unique engine capable of variable compression adjustment. Unlike traditional engines, which have a fixed compression ratio, the VC-Turbo engine ...

Since 1998, Nissan has been working on a new kind of engine that could realize many automotive engineers’ dreams: an engine with a variable compression ratio. This was Nissan going against the hybrid ...

First installed in the 2019 Infiniti QX50, the VC-Turbo was rated at 268 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 280 lb-ft of torque at 4,400 rpm. Those figures aren't hugely far off from the previous-generation ...

Infiniti's new Variable Compression Turbo is the centerpiece of this crossover. Variable compression engine sounds like something you’d hear from a super villain describing his latest contraption. At ...

The problematic three-cylinder variable-compression mill has an open recall for eating its own bearings, but that's not what ...

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Nissan brought the first, and only, variable-compression engine to market. But its future doesn't look bright. Complexity in ...

The popular Nissan Rogue crossover gets an update 2022 and makes its debut Wednesday at the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Show. Unfortunately, the only change of note is under the hood, but still, it’s a big ...

Introduced in August 2016, the first of two variable-compression turbocharged engines developed by Nissan rolled out in series production one year later in the 2019 Infiniti QX50. The original engine ...

A decade ago, engineers introduced a clever twist on engine design: a variable compression system that promised better efficiency and performance. Nissan and Infiniti were early adopters of this ...

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