Archive for the ‘gasoline direct injection’ Category

Here at TheCarConnection.com, we read a lot of automaker press releases. A week ago today, a pretty unusual one landed on our desks: GM was touting the text of a letter from a "disgruntled owner" of its new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro.

Surprise, surprise, the owner wasn't actually unhappy. Instead, it was a mock complaint citing all the wonderful aspects of the 2010 Camaro in the guise of problems.

For instance, "it's too sexy." And, "they gave me the wrong motor" because "this thing is way too fast for a V6. It practically LEAPS when I step on the gas." And so forth.

It was so in line with GM's talking points that we figured it had been written...

Direct injection is a term thrown around a lot by automakers these days, usually on their more premium or fuel-efficient models. It’s one of those technologies that automakers and consumers alike can really love. After all, direct injection technology can help boost horsepower while also reducing fuel consumption.

For anyone unfamiliar with the technology, it’s essentially a fuel injection system where the fuel entering the engine is highly pressurized and injected via a common rail fuel line directly into the combustion chamber of each cylinder, as opposed to conventional multi-point fuel injection that happens in the intake tract, or...

No, we won't all be driving golf carts. We won't all have to drive a truncated 2009 Toyota Yaris either. Relax and chill, folks. Let's do a little reality-based projecting on what 2016 might look like.

In 2016, the new mileage and emissions rules announced today by the Obama administration require cars to average 42 mpg and trucks to achieve 26 mpg, for a combined average of 35.5 mpg across all light-duty vehicles.

We already contributed an analysis of three key points on GreenCarReports. And our colleague Rex Roy has already weighed in with testimony from Eric Fedewa of CSM Worldwide.

But let's look at what this night mean for vehicle...