The Infiniti QX50 is the first car here to have a variable compression turbo engine, which promises the efficiency of a diesel and the punchiness of a petrol.
With the aid of an electric motor, a control shaft at the base of the engine rotates, influencing the angle of multi-link arms. This, in turn, changes the top dead-centre position of the pistons and thus the engine's compression ratios.
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