When you find yourself in the market for a new vehicle, you may have to pick between a diesel- or gas-powered car. As a fuel, diesel may be a little more expensive than gas, but it comes with a host ...

It's not hard to find very small mass-produced gasoline engines, but diesel is another story. Diesel engines are more expensive to manufacture, so a small-capacity diesel in a cheap car can push up ...

Gasoline fuels most light-duty vehicles, such as passenger cars and pickup trucks. Heavy-duty vehicles, like buses, delivery trucks and long-haul tractor-trailers, typically run on diesel. Both fuel ...

TOKYO, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Japan's Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> and Isuzu Motors Ltd <7202.T> said they would cooperate to develop and produce small diesel engines for use in Toyota cars for the European ...

Dieselgate started back in 2014, but it has never really ended, as more and more allegations roll in of defeat devices across the diesel spectrum. From VW and Daimler to Cummins and Bosch, the EPA, ...

REUTERS - Italian car maker Fiat said it will supply 100,000 more small diesel engines to Suzuki Motor Corp's <7269.T> Indian unit, in addition to those already licensed, amid strong demand in the ...

Most modern diesel engines already feature an electric start system. However, older engines often required manual starting methods such as hand cranks, kick-starts, or pull-starts, which could be ...

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 ...

Any certified gearhead knows that diesel engines do not use spark plugs. But why not? If power in an engine is created by combustion or explosion of flammable liquids, won't a spark plug in a diesel ...