After weeks of planning, we finally bolt massive square wheels onto the Duramax and roll it into a waterlogged mud pit to see if brute geometry can beat traction. The old Mythbusters idea said speed ...

When General Motors decided to make a diesel engine a permanent part of its light-duty truck lineup in 1982, it partnered with Detroit Diesel for a 6.2-liter V8 rated at 130 horsepower and roughly 240 ...

About two decades after the launch of the 6.6-liter Duramax V8, GM's 3.0-liter Duramax inline-six turbodiesel arrived in 2019 with a promise to deliver "outstanding fuel economy, great horsepower, and ...

Aaron, a 27-year automotive technician and lifelong car enthusiast, attended Specs Howard School of Media Arts and learned the fundamentals of digital video and editing, shot composition and writing.

Dan Clougher is an automotive journalist and former classic and sports car dealer with hands-on experience across luxury, performance, and collector vehicles. Before joining CarBuzz, he managed his ...

General Motors' Duramax engine is one of the most legendary diesel engines, next to Ford's Power Stroke and the Cummins diesel engines in trucks like the Dodge Ram. But while it may not have the ...

On today’s episode of Murphys Diesel, follow along as Wrecker Rick, De Niro and Cody Miller take Hell Boy and Black Betty on an off-road rescue. They’ve got an elk hunter stuck out on the 500 power ...

For years, a special mud has been rubbed on every baseball before every major league game to make it less slippery. The mud’s story dates to the 1930s, and MLB still relies on one small supplier. A ...

One of America's most beloved turbodiesel engines, the 3.0-liter inline-six Duramax, powering the GM full-size SUVs, has just bid farewell to the car industry for good. GM killed it last week. August ...

The Great Recession was rough on everyone in the late 2000s, especially General Motors. The automotive giant was nearly forced to dissolve, though it declared bankruptcy in 2009 and infamously ...