Kia develops its first direct-injection petrol engine
By David Wilkins
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.The Korean manufacturer Kia has announced that it has developed a new gasoline direct injection (GDI) engine.
The new power unit is a largish (2.4 litre) four-cylinder engine which produces about 200 horsepower. Kia says that the direct injection set-up, which places the fuel injector inside the combustion chamber allows much greater precision than conventional fuel injection systems. The adoption of GDI and other tweaks mean that the new engine delivers more power and torque as well as lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.
Kia says that the GDI engine will appear in cars for the Korean market in 2010 and in UK-bound cars the following year. There are already some petrol-powered cars on sale with direct injection – for example, Mercedes' CGI engines have it – but Kia is still ahead of most in adopting the technology.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies
Comments