Compression in a diesel engine is essential for effective and efficient performance. And when compression is lacking, damage can result. That is why it’s imperative to know whether your engine’s ...

Even if you don't plan on ever owning a car with a diesel engine, you may still want to know how they compare to gas engines ...

The Mercedes-Benz OM606 diesel engine, a reliable and durable inline-six that has been known to reach 500,000 miles without ...

Mazda is first with plans for a compression (diesel) engine that burns gas. The SkyActiv-X 2019 Mazda will get 20 to 30 percent better fuel economy than a gasoline ignition engine. Share on Facebook ...

As Mazda and Infiniti have proved, there's a lot of innovation left in the internal-combustion engine. One of the more wild concepts we've seen is called Reactivity Controlled Compression Ignition ...

October 3, 2005 It has been a sudden realisation - the world is running out of oil and the laws of supply and demand are set to make petrol prohibitively expensive in the very near future. Sonex ...

Toyota makes some of the most durable trucks in the world—they’re so long-lasting, in fact, that they often go a full decade without major updates. That might change soon if an engine described in a ...

The differences between gasoline and diesel engines lie not only in their fuels, but in how those fuels are ignited. Gasoline engines use spark plugs, while diesels simply use compression. But it is ...

In 1673, Christian Huygens invented the first engine. It was designed to pump water from the Seine River to King Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles. Built with an open combustion chamber, it consumed ...