Diesel engines cannot work without oxygen, so how do diesel submarines operate when they're underwater? Their propulsion system accounts for this limitation.

Toyota clearly got it right with this engine three decades ago, and it's still selling it virtually unchanged in new vehicles today.

Toyota is well regarded by many as the expert when it comes to making reliable cars, with a central focus of its expertise being powertrain technology. If anything, many can comfortably argue that the ...

Diesel powertrains have historically been associated with two things: big towing power and increases in fuel economy compared to their gasoline-powered counterparts. Diesel engines usually provide big ...

We've all thought about what would happen when you pour jet fuel into a diesel engine. Will it work or lead to immediate catastrophic failure, perhaps even an explosion? Planes are among the most ...

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 ...