Diesel passenger cars are everyday mundane fare in Europe and Asia. But in North America, they're the domain of heavy-duty trucks only. Why is this? Well, it's more a matter of price than anything in ...

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The venerable Ford Power Stroke diesel engine family features some of the most technologically advanced and powerful turbodiesel engines of all time. Found primarily under the hoods of Ford's ...

A car is greater than the sum of its parts. You've got brakes, the frame, the suspension, and a gas tank, to name a few, but the engine is arguably the most important component. This integral element ...

The latest diesel engines from Caterpillar, Cummins, Deutz, FPT, Isuzu, JCB, John Deere, Kohler (now Rehlko), Komatsu, Kubota ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

Diesel engines lack the spark of gas engines, both literally and figuratively. They don't need a spark plug since they ignite the fuel using only compression, but also lack the 'je ne sais quoi' that ...

Ddiesel engines have their benefits, it's just that quick acceleration isn't one of them. They're limited in rpm compared to gas engines, due to factors like their higher compression ratios, and that ...