At the 2010 Beijing Auto Show, Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled its all-new 1.6L Gamma GDI (gasoline direct injection) engine. The new Gamma 1.6L is the smallest Hyundai engine yet to benefit from the application of Gasoline Direct Injection technology. The inline four develops 140 ps (138 hp, 103 kW) — a 13% improvement over a conventional Gamma 1.6L fed by multipoint fuel injection (MPI).
The new Gamma features a 150-bar direct injection fuel system, Dual Continuously Variable Valve Timing (DCVVT), a Variable Induction System (VIS) and anti-friction coatings such as CrN Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) coating and Diamond Like Carbon (DLC) coating.
VIS delivers variable air flow based on speed conditions. At low and high speeds, air flows through the short runner, and at mid-range speed it flows through the long runner, helping optimize engine performance over the entire operating range.
Water jacket inserts help maintain a stable temperature balance between the upper and lower blocks.