The other day I dropped my car off at a European specialist shop, and while I was there, a technician was working in the engine bay of a Mk7 Golf R, cleaning out carbon deposits off the intake valves.

A few simple checks and tips can help ensure maximum peace of mind when buying a used GDI-powered car. The Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) engine is marketed under different names by different ...

Every new car sold in the United States today uses fuel injection, but not all fuel injection systems are the same. Some cars use port injection, while others use direct injection. Some even use both.

There's a new acronym floating around the performance industry—GDI—and it stands for gasoline direct injection. Among domestic production engines that have jumped heavily into the GDI segment are the ...