Back in the Malaise era during the 1970s and early '80s, before imports like the Toyota Camry really took over the market, diesel-powered engines seemed like the way forward for American vehicles.

Commonly used in trucks and heavy machinery, the diesel engine is one of the most important engines created. Developed in the late 1890s by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, the diesel engine came from ...

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Leave the LS swaps to the Americans because the British would rather do engine swaps using heavy-duty construction vehicles. Too prim and classy to fuss with horsepower, they just want something ...

TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> said on Tuesday it would build a new 150,000 units-a-year diesel engine factory in Thailand for 17.3 billion yen ($162 million). The plant, to be ...

Diesel engines are torquey and efficient powerhouses capable of outlasting a comparable gas engine. But despite their robust build quality and beefier internals, there are things to avoid if you have ...

In today's world of automobiles, internal combustion engines are available in a wide array of induction systems. We have diesel engines, gasoline engines, turbocharged engines, and more. One condition ...

Internal combustion engines are incredibly complicated machines that many of us interact with on a daily basis, but don't completely understand. You get in your car, turn the key or push the start ...

After several years of dominance at Le Mans, Audi made the surprise announcement in December 2005 that its next entry would be a diesel: the R10 TDI. This prototype wasn't the first diesel to contest ...

Quality issues related to the 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax are drawing more and more attention online, and in response, General Motors recently issued a new Technical Service Bulletin aimed at ...