We recently covered how Nissan scored an acknowledgment from J.D. Power in the 2025 US Initial Quality Survey, with the maker of the Altima being named the best mainstream brand to own, boasting fewer ...

Nissan made a lot of noise when its variable-compression turbo engines hit the market a few years back, snagging awards and headlines left and right. However, those two power plants—the 1.5-liter ...

Nissan’s original variable-compression powerplant is an absolute marvel of engineering. This little four-cylinder wonder is not only potent, delivering 268 horsepower and 280 pound-feet of ...

Nissan's innovative variable compression engines were a fascinating innovation when they were first revealed, but the jury is still out on whether or not the combustion technology will stick around. A ...

Nissan’s variable compression engines have caught the attention of U.S. safety regulators, following multiple reports of alleged engine failure, loss of power, engine knocking, and metal chunks and ...

However, not all innovations are equal, and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...

On paper, Nissan's variable-compression turbocharged engine should have been pretty awesome. Since it could change its compression ratio on the fly, it promised the power of a bigger engine when you ...

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 ...

Nissan is recalling 2019-2022 Infiniti QX50 models, 2022 Infiniti QX55 models, 2019-2020 Nissan Altima models, and 2021-2024 Nissan Rogue models for potential engine failure. Nissan says that engine ...

Nissan wowed the automotive world when it introduced its Variable Compression (VC) Turbo technology in 2016. The innovative engine advancement, which essentially was capable of on-the-fly compression ...

It is relevant for most users. EPA numbers are pretty close (within 2 mpg) of what I get driving. It is impossible for a single metric to perfectly match all users with different driving patterns over ...

The new engine is based on the 2.0-liter variable compression engines found in the Infiniti QX50 and Nissan Altima but sports one less cylinder. The new engine makes 201 hp and 225 lb-ft of torque, ...