Nissan VC-Turbo engine optimizes power and efficiency

Nissan's VC-Turbo engine offers any compression ratio between 8:1 (for high performance) and 14:1 (for high efficiency). The engine delivers 248 horsepower @ 5,600 rpm and 273 lb-ft of torque @ 4,000 rpm (premium fuel). The VC-Turbo's specific power output is higher than many competing turbocharged gasoline engines and comes close to the performance of some V6 gasoline engines. The unit's single-scroll turbo ensures immediate accelerator responses on demand.
Along with the world's first multi-link system, the engine features an electric motor with a unique Harmonic Drive reduction gear to manage the variable compression ratio. The electric motor is connected to the Harmonic Drive with a control arm. As the Harmonic Drive rotates, the control shaft at the base of the engine rotates, moving the multi-link system within the engine.
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[@jaredgarcia2040]

This motor has now made it even more crucial to change your oil religiously. So i just watched a video where this motor was torn down. Its honestly a amazing motor, a lot more to go wrong but that's the sacrifice. Its a pain to do any engine work if it really came to it. The tear down video showed everything in the engine to be extremely healthy and clean even after a failure. The failure of this engine, so far is only the bearings and piston side skirt coatings. With time and a little bit more R&D on bearing materials and side skirt coating this engine will be very promising and reliable. During the tear down the bearing spun and the material was all caught by the oil filer which was fantastic, keeping the whole engine very clean and healthy. Honestly if the bearings and side skirt coating get addressed which i wouldnt see it being very hard since its only two issues and lets be honest its probably a money thing, this engine will be a very successful and reliable motor. Nissan please put the extra effort into the next revision of this engine and address these two issues.

[@elden4267]

i do car video ?

[@johnnyfigueroa4690]

"Hector is gonna be running three civics with vct engines"

[@7eamGhast]

Johnny Figueroa this would have more thumbs if people had good taste.

[@mohammadyaqoob746]

😂😂👌

[@epression_anther2538]

Real talk 😂😂

[@TheDestineyAngel]

He wouldn’t take out the VTECCCC

[@seanphillips-FedSmk]

He has a whole stimulus check in vct upgrades you can't bet your pink slip jessy.

[@FixItAngel]

1:22 This is so awesome

[@user-bx2wl9ci6j]

Fix It Angel ，讚！

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

Very engineering

[@dy7296]

This is actually a revolutionary design because even though there are added parts from the Compression ratio Actuator thing, You can see that the design made the engine run smooth enough by itself, that it doesn't need any balancer anymore. Plus, the crankshaft is offset, which allows the combustion stroke to be much more linear, where not only the Efficiency is upped, but also gives less stress on the piston and the crank. So, the lifetime could be possibly lengthened if the design is improved even further?

[@Mazzulatore]

Well, there are 2 set of rods and a complicated balancer. It's complicate even sparing balancing shafts

[@h4xor1701]

Love it! Variable Compression Ratio + Variable Valve Timing + Active Cylinder Management whould be epic

[@amivitana961]

Engineer have been struggling for decades to find a perfect solution for compression problem of high speed engines , here there have done it eventually .. awesome 💪🚗🚗

[@conradsealy9603]

A lot of technology in one engine.

[@pattycarljackson]

That won’t be reliable.

[@Luminous65]

@@pattycarljackson why?

[@pattycarljackson]

Luminous65 having Variable compression in one engine is going to put a lot of stress on that engine not to mention it’s a turbo and they do fail before the engine will fail and they can destroy the engine. On top of that it’s Nissan they aren’t the most reliable care company.

[@Luminous65]

@@pattycarljackson ok but you can adjust boost to make engine really close to N/A on high CR or increase boost for low cr and high compression ratio is not always bad, Mazda make engine with compression ratio about 14:1 and this make their job right And it is True about nissan

[@pattycarljackson]

Luminous65 it’s Nissan I’d never trust any of their CVT’s, Automatics, or this new engine. Let’s wait a couple of years and see how well these engines actually hold up. People think because it’s new means it’s reliable and that is absolutely not the case.

[@malamri424]

yay more moving parts! this is going to last forever!

[@riosena350]

What you are saying is the equivalent of being afraid that a crankshaft or connecting rod will break. It's like being afraid that one of the 2 crankshafts of an opposite piston engine will break. So why not take a 3-cylinder engine, the real problem with having more moving parts is that they do not hold, in fact, this engine will prevent the cylinders from turning into ovals and the connecting rods at the time of exploration will be exposed to less stress. in terms of the new parts because it's like being afraid of breaking a crankshaft

[@rishijai]

Yes, more points for failure. A turbo, direct injection non self-cleaning engine with a movable crankshaft spells trouble.

[@Buddlebot]

Nothing lasts forever idiot. Compression ratio is improved on a stock vehicle and you’re mad? HA!

[@ridhobaihaqi144]

Yes. Because this car is not for you who cannot afford it

[@murmaider2]

@@riosena350 hey now that we're 3 years down the road and these are exploding left and right, how are you doing?

[@driffbro3380]

VC-Turbo kicked in yo?

[@Zeckmon3]

Read more Lol new meme?

[@pfistergt6130]

Lol

[@feryumar3967]

Lol

[@ericvalverderosado2046]

Yeah, fuck yeah

[@djamel_bijoux]

Vc-turbo paaaaaaaaaaaaa 🤣

[@enricomauermann8777]

Wouldn't be a Atkinson/ Miller Cycle with turbo-support be much easier than this highly complex masterpiece of engineering? Greetings

[@life_of_riley88]

Definitely. This thing will be a big problem for Nissan, it's too complicated.

[@beat_the_boxer2666]

Nissan is getting so close to there huge comeback

[@demoscottgaminglounge6315]

Nissan has done it again folks the new generation of turbo and engines

[@russellbanfield7034]

This is VC turbo, powerful engineering the better porformens is better the future, advice speed and technology. Nissan innovation that excites, distributed by courtesy garage.

[@dineshmourya904]

Very nice presentation of the concept. Thanks nissan.

[@stalynfull]

Trazendo essa tecnologia para os carros flex até mesmo aspirado seria um sucesso, uma maior taxa de compressão para o etanol, uma menor para gasolina, até mesmo uma alta taxa para o gnv... Muito promissora essa tecnologia.

[@TENNSUMITSUMA]

VC-Turbo engine + CVT?! What is that, 50 mpg city, 100 mpg highway?! Sounds great! Unfortunately, I still want my V8 after this 2015 altima 3.5SL finally dies on me... whenever that is considering it's clockwork maintenance and overkill with the fluid flushes for me! 392 V8 are going away next year, but not only do I like no car payments, i'm 100% sure I can get this altima of mine to 200,000 miles! Ah what to do!

[@rishwannn]

Its a really good thing this engine produces it's peak at such a low rpm. You can see that this engine can run on a low fuel economy.

[@Align700nitro]

This is an amazing engine design that variable compression rate is not achieve solely by valve timing but actually varying the stroke. the no lateral force on down stroke is also achieved with the design. It's an expensive engine to make with more mechanical components.

[@jasond1824]

I'd say that since Nissan cannot figure out how to build a reliable CVT transmission a new concept engine is far beyond their capability. So now they're going to have massive recalls on engines AND transmissions lol.

[@dannylewandowski2822]

What ground breaking technology. In theory and hopefully in practicality.

[@PLATINUM2U]

When these start crapping out I'll be waiting for the VQ to make a comeback 😎😎😎

[@AlienPizza38]

UGLY-DUCKLING-ROASTS VR>VQ

[@CefiroGuy3]

yes sir. 100% agree. the VQ is really hands down one of Nissans greatest acheivements. the power, reliability and ease of maintenance has been totally underrated over its lifetime.

[@CefiroGuy3]

@@AlienPizza38 without the VQ there would be no VR or VHR .... the VQ series is Grand Daddy Eastwood himself, for all of nissan's modern V6's

[@djcorlett3168]

I just leased one of these and the change over is seamless. The Xtronic CVT in the 2020 Altima is years ahead of any other CVT I have owned.

[@Jack_Gatsby]

how is it going? I hope it's reliable and no issues. Very interesting concept.

[@rishijai]

CVTs are not as strong as their geared cousins

[@WorksopGimp]

Stunning imagery

[@baetovantv]

mom lets me drive this (2019 altima vcturbo 2.0L) to go pick up food and boy that little engine and that turbo kicks in . its pretty good

[@nicolasfraiha2913]

But Shinichi Kiga, Nissan's chief powertrain engineer, told me the VC-Turbo engine creates less friction than a regular engine. The secret: Nissan engineers moved the crankshaft out from being directly underneath the pistons' bores and offset it about 15 degrees. That, in combination with the multilink assembly, eliminates the usual side forces that act on a piston as it travels in the cylinder. In other words, the piston is pushed and pulled straight and up down in each cylinder.

[@rm6330]

Did you mean: Shinichi Koga

[@555RavenCrow]

I've seen a tractor engine from the maybe 60s designed to run on any available fuel, so it had a large screw in the head. Turn it in, it increases compression. And that was it.

[@Sach2T]

Круто! Приятно знать что мы куда то всё таки двигаемся в вопросах двигателестроения. С другой стороны, увеличение массы, поднятие центра тяжести и влияние на конечную стоимость, думаю не позволят реализовать эту технологию в таком виде.

[@jamcastillo01]

Looks cool, hopefully it holds up for a long time but I'm sure they would have tested a few for longitivty of the engine.

[@anpham8107]

More moving part- more room for failure

[@jamcastillo01]

@@anpham8107 yeah, it's always factor

[@boostedred_473]

Proud Nissan owner. From Sr to rb love em all

[@allthehandlesweretaken]

even the leaf...or the micra...or the cube?

[@boostedred_473]

Shed MX my favorite Nissan sedan is the b13 add an sr20ve to that mix. Legend

[@allthehandlesweretaken]

dosnt really answer my question

[@johnmckenzie8094]

Shed MX I love Nissan more than others, I love the culture, the history, the glory of motorsport with nismo, with such a great car and great machines. but, it doesnt say that I love that car which you said earlier, like honda they have terrible creation also, toyota has, mitsu has, every single damn car company has. so shut your mouth and sit down ! you dont really have to criticize other people interest so on their love in car or engines. so is my reply above answered your question ?

[@allthehandlesweretaken]

Hukukul Ibat just becuse i ask if he liked the bad creations, it does not mean that im critcizing his intrest. So dont jump to conclusions. And dont be rude

[@supriyadhieliu7857]

I guess the all new 2019 Nissan Altima use the Variabel Compression Ratio Turbo engine, in short, VC Turbo engine

[@mahagirilaundry8765]

Wow amazing.. 1 engine, can do efficien, or power.. awesome

[@davoinshowerhandle3302]

Impressive ! Nissans computer graphics animation skills is unbelievably AWESOME.

[@christianhorn8811]

This in an RB26 😍 mixed with Skyactive X principes plus Camtronic from Mercedes and we have a high power super eficient engine with an awesome Sound

[@00ta]

Insanely wonderful.

[@krishnaverma3860]

OMG Nissan is Awesome 🔥🔥 I wish that JDM cars should get the fame once again. 😍😍😍

[@gecko3128]

Удивительно! Это действительно очень толковая концепция! Великолепно! Пара минусов - бо́льшая материалоёмкость - это бо́льшая масса двигателя. И бо́льшее количество элементов - снижение надёжности. Но с современными материалами это не проблема. Также понравилось, что кинематика такого кривошипно-шатунного механизма эффективнее (проход "верхней мёртвой точки"), чем классического. Молодцы!

[@YeMyintBurma]

Like other GDI engines, direct injection while in high compression mode would screw up backs of the valves as happen in GDI engines (such as those of KIA).

[@Matp345]

This seems very interesting but I feel its the Cadillac v8-6/4 of its time. Not going to take off very well, overly complicated for our time but will spawn many ideas for future engines

[@joaomarcos4321]

Que loucura o moto aumenta e diminuir seu curso e pressão. Deve ser muito bom nunca tinha visto algo assim

[@Grabarz23]

what we need its a video about Nissan Skyline R34 Z-Tune, and history of Skyline

[@Silas_cv1]

Now imagine this with Mazda sky active tech🧐

[@zolikoff]

And add camless valves to boot.

[@user-sm1xt7vh2i]

Mazda has a fexed compression ratio, in the case of Nissan, the compression ratio is variable!

[@victormarley]

imagine the name of that shit

[@renmaru4485]

this technology is for turbocharged engines. mazda's skyactiv engines are naturally aspirated and they does not require variable compression.

[@johnathancommodore9642]

@ffhgu 07Nissan's Variable compression engine is a wonderful design it will adjust to good or poor fuel quality by automatically adjusting the fuel ratio now try that in some other engines which comes with a specific grade fuel rating.

[@scottcole9205]

Sweet even more pieces to pop out and say hello

[@claysonwebster1622]

I wonder which one would self destruct first the engine or transmission

[@boredcompsciguy]

Painful accuracy

[@MM-qj3vk]

Clayson Webster if dimensioned right no one, but thats not the aim of todays car manufacturers.

[@SamuelBrownDPnetwork]

It's sad to say the balance shafts are there for high rpm balance as well and Nissan went and f'd it up trying to be efficient on a turbo engine....trying to physically move the crank upward when off throttle leaning out the motor...how would this take affect in a cvt trans vehicle whilst moving 15mph and then proceeding to punch it then let off after reaching top of the rpm band while in sport leaving it in "1st"...

[@demoscottgaminglounge6315]

Clayson Webster not possible the don’t design engines to explode that way..... you think they will just explode when something like that is new and they only build it to explode.... no they don’t......

[@mghuertas]

Too much parts to fail prefer mazda skyactive

[@jacklupad]

It is an ART.

[@frank09busa]

Meanwhile, here in America, as we continue to redesign LS and Hemi.

[@movieprojector287]

Nissan knows what they are doing if they can build the Skyline GTR series they certainly know how to build a new motor with new technology

[@mamoal337]

i think the more moving parts inertia less lifetime , more complicated but the advantage is more controllable for better dynamic performance

[@TheGAVstudio]

First SR Neo VVL destroyed VTEC Now this CANT WAIT

[@AhmedBadr-hm8xt]

Nissan is the largest, most successful and reliable car in the world. I am a lover of Nissan Qashqai, and I hope that she will have it in the future

[@racghineering]

thats the engine what i dream long ago

[@1Barsamian]

I guess I don’t understand, the first thing I noticed is that for a stroke of the piston you are moving the output shaft 90° where in a conventional engine for a single stroke of the piston removing the output or the crankshaft 180°. Somehow the extra energy that is gained by variable compression ratio Hass to make up for this and more

[@rsoul7282]

Being a newish concept brought to the market by Nissan, this will inevitably explode spectacularly at depressingly frequent intervals, be picked up by no other manufacturer, and quietly get dropped in a few years time. Enjoy!

[@calculator5909]

R Soul Pretty much lol. The Japanese always did this kinda thing and when they do get it right, they get it right pretty well.

[@rsoul7282]

Calculator yeah, successful stuff like Honda 4 wheel steering, Yamaha 5 valves per cylinder, or anything made by Daihatsu. Apologies to all you Daihatsu fans btw.

[@olivierhaman2366]

They copied infinity's idea....

[@rsoul7282]

Olivier Haman yes, I am sure the corporate lawyers at the stand alone and totally independent manufacturer ‘infinity’ will be immersed in volumes of litigation regarding infringement of their steadfastly original and copyrighted design, that in no way is the work of a parent company. Noob.

[@calculator5909]

R Soul You have no chill lmao

[@lese39]

As a fan of ev, I cannot argue that gas engines are a marble of engineering and an important step in human history

[@turbopsi47]

Great engineering

[@rgking2977]

Watching this video for my frnd JP(He my another teacher)💪💪

[@2GMania]

In this IT age, I thought there was no room for innovation through mechanisms. This engine encourages me.

[@amivitana961]

IT still needs to manipulate this design

[@Jack_Gatsby]

wow, kudos to the engineers and the executives since the IC engines days are numbered.

[@carsismyaddiction6919]

Nope.electric cars don't have future.

[@dgeter758]

Does it just have two CR settings or does it move anywhere between the 8 and 10 CR? if u could tune it to stay at a certain compression ratio and turn up the boost might be a fun engine/car

[@rohitsasane5799]

VC- turbo is too good 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@romar6438]

Parts for this motor is too expensive 🤑

[@beezanteeum]

Can't wait for Serena Turbo

[@jagboy69]

Mechanics are going to make a FORTUNE off this nightmare!

[@nadsenec8512]

Nissan the best petrol engines !

[@rebelmaderighteous]

I wonder if with power upgrades, will it influence the compression ratio by somewhat over powering that electric motor (somewhat, not entirely).

[@bryanmartinez6600]

.. throws 2 rods

[@budderz908]

My mum would love a car like this

[@tsurutuneado5981]

Oh my god this is gonna be a pain in the ass to fix.

[@joelleehy8945]

Nissan can you make a V6 Variable Compression Turbo For the Pathfinder and that thing will fly

[@nealaka8576]

Verry nice idea ! Gasolin and diesel running

[@r410a8]

How did you manage to eliminate the piston's lateral tension to the cylinder? 😮😮😮

[@Spectrolite1]

Super cool!

[@user-hn9ql2nk9i]

Genial idea!

[@randominternetguy]

It seems as though the variable compression is used in this case to increase reliabilityin high boost mode. This is great on paper but in practice it leads to a very narrow power band and low efficiency: cite: brm h16/v16. I would think the variable compression would be better set to low for startup and not much else in this case. I would like to see more data on how it is used in high power modes of operation, and that it does indeed actively change compression under high demand to limit the narrow power band found in low compression high boost engines. Until then i will still have little confidence in this and similar technologies. Thanks

[@user-bm1iv7uy6r]

日産の開発力と横浜工場の製造技術力。本質的な技術革新で面白い車を世の中へ。

[@johnny-z]

Im a longtime Nissan owner. presently a 2016 Maxima and a F150 (not Nissan). The new altima brings the variable compression engine to the masses. I'm Concerned about long term reliability.

[@felikspastilla5172]

Nissan siempre dejando a la competencia como basura 😍💙

[@vincentra8849]

Asi. Hermano como hermosa basura. Pero QX50 es muy caliente!

[@samiam9059]

Excellent! Must sound a little different in the two modes

[@y.soud7330]

Wow unbelievable

[@tokresaliali3805]

Right. All that new development just for 26 mpg. Combustion Engine tech has reached its peak. Any new improvement will be very small but will require huge amount of resources to achieve. Battery Storage technology is the growing field and is the future.

[@RD-ht6go]

I wonder how exactly does it reduce the crankshaft vibration

[@fendinugroho6665]

That invinity technology bro

[@perroloco3297]

Parese ser un complicado trabajo de ingenieria que promete mucho

[@DavidStanleymusic]

when can we expect to see a 3 liter vc turbo engine in the Frontier Nissan

[@shantanukulkarni2413]

Hats off!

[@samuelforsyth6374]

Nissan, is this different from the supercharged super high compression motor you are working on?

[@HCR---]

"It's future"

[@mdss7976]

Fantástico!!!

[@SlaterGator]

these might be our SR20's in 10-20yrs time..

[@AyeItsNopal]

Variable valve from honda + Variable Comopretion from nissan = VVVTECC The best tech in the entire world 😂😂

[@CabezaDePistacho]

lol

[@keisuketakahasi4584]

dont forget mazdas tech as well skytech vvvtecc kicked in yo

[@SANDSHOE]

Nissan update to Electric engine in my vlog...

[@buder5116]

2:29 that smart :D

[@paleocon777]

My 1st Japanese Car was a 1976 Datsun B-210 Hatchback 4-speed

[@BK-it6wg]

yes...YES ... *YEEEEEEEEEEEEES*

[@Jadfitree]

B K Csgo

[@gordon4385]

...and then they hooked it up to a CVT. (smh)

[@JDMHaze]

Gordon Reiher exactly!!!! like get outta here with that cvt shit

[@ahigazy5198]

They can't as they aim to have high performance with this engine and the CVT aim to have more fuel economy

[@hassansalimalofi9520]

i just want to say it 😂😂

[@robacejr]

im with you on that but you are aware that Toyota, Honda , VW, Audi, and more have CVT now. and alot of Hondas CVT are having major issues specially toyota and there hybrids and corollas. NIssan was one of the first to bring it out yea.

[@colsan3]

@@robacejr Not sure about your common CVT used in most other popular car manufacturer's products because the Infiniti QX AWD Turbo's all use a rear wheel transmission double clutch drive system - not the usual competitions CVT at all, as you suggest? Also Infinity guarantee their great products with one of the very best 72 month warranties too? I think y'all need to study the Infinity QX AWD VC-T series a bit more before making fools of yourselves in public. Infinity are making great AWD SUV products now. Anyway even the Nissan rogues cvt transmissions you seem to be hung up on, are reliably tested to 200,000 + miles just the same as Toyota Mazda Honda and all the other cheap popular cars. Except Nissan have five times the experience at it.

[@mikestepan7478]

But u have to admit, this is a pretty slick design

[@krupniok2007]

welcome on EURO6 for gasoline engine :'( manufacturers need to use these things to get rid of the GPF particulate filter

[@barangbaik8474]

straight 6 engine of nissan most the best . Such like R34 😊

[@johnc4736]

Hope it comes in a good looking car

[@markk3652]

I can't see the added complexity holding up long term, a chevy small block from 40 years ago should be the benchmark in longevity. Hella nice brown shoes in this vid tho.

[@dominocweber9763]

Cool concept. Im sure there will be bugs to be worked out in the first production years.

[@ulisesgomez5452]

Nissan i love