As an engineering student in late 19th-century Bavaria, Rudolf Diesel found little promise in steam and internal combustion ...

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 ...

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On the foggy evening of September 29, 1913, Rudolf Diesel, the genius inventor of the engine that would bear his name, simply vanished into the North Sea. He had boarded the steamship Dresden in ...

Detroit Diesel built its well known two stroke engine for decades after getting its start during World War II, so why did it ...

You own a diesel-powered vehicle and are thinking of giving it a tuneup. But does your diesel even have spark plugs to change? The short answer is no, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. Instead, ...

Fans of the diesel engine will get an interesting new offering next year … from Mazda! Already available in Europe and Japan, the new Skyactiv-D engine will make its North American debut in a ...