LOS ANGELES – All future gasoline-engine research at Audi AG will focus on direct-injection technology, the company's chief powertrain engineer says.
Development of indirect-injection (IDI) systems, currently used for nearly all gasoline production vehicles, is being de-emphasized, says Axel Eiser, Audi's chief of engine development.
“In the long term, we'll phase out ported-engine research,” he says. “It will happen in less than 10 years.”
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