Diesel power has advantages but won’t reduce dependence on foreign oil (The Post and Courier)

March 6th, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines, General

When it was learned Volkswagen is coming back to the U.S. diesel engine market, many potential buyers are reminded of past ill-fated attempts in selling diesels to Americans. The diesel Oldsmobile comes to mind as a complete disaster when the General Motors division tried to convert an ordinary gasoline engine to diesel. It was unsuccessful, to put it mildly. VW – and other European carmakers …

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March 4th, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines, General

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Bigger cars get smaller, more fuel-efficient engines (CTV British Columbia)

February 20th, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines, Engines, General

General Motors’ $494 million investment in advanced engines is a sign of the times: Carmakers are moving away from thirsty V8 and V6 engines toward smaller, more fuel-efficient ones.

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Bigger cars get smaller, more fuel-efficient engines (CTV.ca)

February 20th, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines, Engines, General

General Motors’ $494 million investment in advanced engines is a sign of the times: Carmakers are moving away from thirsty V8 and V6 engines toward smaller, more fuel-efficient ones.

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Honeywell Set to Turbocharge 70% of U.S. Diesel Light Truck Segment With Launch of Ford 2011 Super Duty Truck (The Auto Channel)

February 11th, 2010 Comments Off Posted in Diesel Engines, General

CHICAGO, Feb. 10 — Honeywell announced today that it would be turbocharging 70% of the U.S. diesel light truck segment following the launch of Ford’s 2011 Super Duty Trucks. Ford joins General Motors in adopting Honeywell turbo technologies to boost its line of light duty diesel trucks.

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