15 Apr 2013, 16:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Preconceptions would suggest diesel engines have lower specific power output compared to your average petrol equivalent. However, since they have so much more torque, you don't need to rev them...
8 Apr 2013, 11:55 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Famous for developing several revolutionary technologies for the automotive industry, Swedish manufacturer Volvo has introducing yet another world-first feature.
Called i-ART, the new technology ...
4 Apr 2013, 08:42 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Chrysler is investigating the possibility of adding a turbocharged diesel V6 engine option for the 300 full-size sedan.
According to Wards Auto, the company's president and CEO Saad Chehab a...
2 Apr 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / BMW has launched the first ever 6 Series in Australia in the form of the 640d Gran Coupe, a car we're very familiar with, since we tested it last year.
Sadly, since this is imported from Eur...
2 Apr 2013, 14:27 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / Even though the new F31 3 Series Touring model is not yet available for the US market with a diesel engine, you can get a Touring 3er with an oil burner under the bonnet if you really want to.
On...
1 Apr 2013, 12:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Diesel engines are currently being fitted on GM and Chrysler lineups of vehicles, but it looks like traditional gasoline engines are becoming so fuel-efficient that the diesels won’t make any ...
31 Mar 2013, 16:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Everybody knows what to expect from a diesel engined car. It will make the sound of piece of farmyard equipment and will be as fast as a pensioner’s electric wheelchair. Hold on a minute, this...
27 Mar 2013, 17:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Honda continues to focus on its "EarthDreams" family of engines, this bringing a special diesel engine for the lucrative Indian market. The 1.5-liter turbo diesel will be launched on the 2...
20 Mar 2013, 14:11 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As U.S President Barack Obama has to make a state visit in Israel, he took his limo with him for the trip. Unfortunately, it ended up on a flat bed truck because of one careless members of the staff...
13 Mar 2013, 10:52 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Audi made no secret of its plans to extend US diesel offerings, and we already told you about that last November, but the German company has finally approved a TDI engine for the A4 model.
Speaki...
12 Mar 2013, 13:39 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The US market is defined by the usage of huge amounts of petrol and many europeans complain about the lack of diesel at the petrol stations all around the USA when they're trying to use their c...
12 Mar 2013, 12:57 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Diesel is expected to become the number one fuel choice for transportation worldwide by 2020, says ExxonMobil in its latest "Outlook For Energy: A View to 2040" report.
With heavy duty ...
9 Mar 2013, 08:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Fancy the manly rumble and dependable torque of a Diesel engine in an ATV? Good, because Arctic Cat have exactly what you are looking for, and maybe even more than you bargained for: the Super Duty ...
28 Feb 2013, 15:56 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Jeep representatives have announced that the Wrangler SUV is likely to get a diesel engine in the US starting 2015.
"Wrangler is on the radar to get (a) diesel,” Jeep President and CEO...
28 Feb 2013, 15:36 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / At the moment, the F30 3 Series is not available in the USA with a diesel engine. That is understandable, considering the lack of interest the American market showed for the E9x diesel cars.
Howe...
26 Feb 2013, 15:29 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When diesel engines first came out on regular cars, they had the distinct sound and feel of agricultural equipment. You could even go as far as saying it had the cough of an asthmatic donkey, the po...
26 Feb 2013, 15:16 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / When it was released, in 2012, the M550d was part of a bigger unveiling at the time. BMW decided that the performance of their diesel engines deserved the M badge on the back of the car.
So, alon...
18 Feb 2013, 12:55 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The American market is very well known for its reticency towards diesels. Sometimes, you might even have the unexpected surprise to find yourself low on diesel and every petrol station you try is ou...
15 Feb 2013, 11:10 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Yesterday we were telling you about Chrysler announcing a diesel engine for the Ram 1500 half-ton truck later this year, and thinking wether Ford and Chevy might pick up on that idea.
Well, the t...
7 Feb 2013, 10:08 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / General Motors is preparing the unveiling of the much anticipated 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel with big news in terms of low emissions and fuel efficiency.
Detroit claims the 2.0-liter...