Commonly used in trucks and heavy machinery, the diesel engine is one of the most important engines created. Developed in the late 1890s by German engineer Rudolf Diesel, the diesel engine came from ...

For decades, European automakers have championed diesel engines more than anyone else. After all, the technology was invented there – by German engineer Rudolf Diesel in 1897 – and the continent’s ...

The highest torque diesel engines ever made have turned up in everything from small commercial vehicles to powerful locomotives to mining equipment and more.

Major drawback of Diesel engines ever since Rudolf Diesel built the first in Germany 42 years ago has been their heftiness. Although the oil a Diesel burns is cheaper than gasoline and its principle ...