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The 1996 Japanese-market Mitsubishi Galant was the first mass-produced car to use a GDI engine, when a GDI version of the Mitsubishi 4G93 inline-four engine was introduced. [52] [53] It was subsequently brought to Europe in 1997 in the Carisma. [54] It also developed the first six-cylinder GDI engine, the Mitsubishi 6G74 V6 engine, in 1997. [55]
Cars with gasoline direct injection (GDI) have been especially prone to carbon buildup, and car makers recommend fuels with higher detergent levels to combat the problem. [18] At first GDI was mainly available in high-end autos, but it is now being used in mid-range cars and economy cars, such as the Hyundai Sonata, Ford Focus and Hyundai Accent.
The first four-stroke direct-injection petrol engine for a passenger car was released the following year, in the Mercedes-Benz 300SL sports car. [38] However the engine suffered lubrication problems due to petrol diluting the engine oil, [39] [40] and subsequent Mercedes-Benz engines switched to a manifold injection design. Likewise, most ...
For the South African, Australian and New Zealand Hilux GR Sport, [10] and the 2023 Thai Fortuner GR Sport models, [11] the engine is further uprated to produce 165 kW (221 hp; 224 PS) and 550 N⋅m (410 lb⋅ft; 56 kg⋅m) of torque. For the Toyota Dyna and Hino 200, the engine is detuned to 106 kW (142 hp; 144 PS). [12] [13]
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The Smartstream G1.0 T-GDI is a turbocharged inline 3-cylinder engine with gasoline direct injection (GDi); the engine makes 120 PS (118 hp; 88 kW) at 6,000 rpm and 17.5 kg⋅m (127 lb⋅ft; 172 N⋅m) of torque between 1,500 and 4,000 rpm. A detuned version with 100 PS (99 hp; 74 kW) between 4,500 and 6,000 rpm is also available for some ...
The Mitsubishi 4G9 engine is a series of straight-4 automobile engines produced by Mitsubishi Motors. All are 16-valve, and use both single- and double- overhead camshaft heads. Some feature MIVEC variable valve timing , and it was the first modern gasoline direct injection engine upon its introduction in August 1996.
Oil and gas producers must confront a “pivotal” choice: continue to accelerate the climate crisis or become part of the solution, the International Energy Agency said in a report Thursday.