The V8 diesel engine didn't have its greatest introduction, at least in the passenger car world. Developed for buyers seeking higher efficiency, Oldsmobile's V8 diesel-powered Cutlass proved to be a ...

What are the most common issues with LS truck engines? This video breaks down the top 10 problems every owner should know about, from oil consumption to lifter failure, and how to fix them. Men's ...

Toyota’s twin-turbo V-6 woes aren’t over yet, as the automaker has announced another recall concerning the engine found in a number of its body-on-frame vehicles. Back in 2024, Toyota recalled over ...

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 ...

Ddiesel engines have their benefits, it's just that quick acceleration isn't one of them. They're limited in rpm compared to gas engines, due to factors like their higher compression ratios, and that ...

Sven, a sales leader, received a call from a major customer who was furious. Their order arrived late, the product was damaged, and to top it off, their invoice didn’t reflect the volume discount ...

While major motorcycle manufacturers produce a wide range of impressive mainstream bikes, the custom-built world of motorcycles is far stranger, with some examples that seem to break all the rules.

Speculation abounds as to the cause of the Air India airplane crash on June 12. One explanation so far is that both engines of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner failed, a highly unlikely event. A list ...

Firefighters prepare to hit more hot spots along Radcliffe Avenue in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 8. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times) After the Palisades fire ignited, top brass at the Los Angeles Fire ...

After the Palisades fire ignited, top brass at the Los Angeles Fire Department were quick to say that they were hampered by broken fire engines and a lack of mechanics to fix them. If the roughly 40 ...

Today’s cars and trucks are literally rolling test beds of technology, which has tended to make the days of the so-called shade tree mechanic and eyeball diagnoses of what ails a given model a distant ...

I love a big diesel engine as much as anybody, but they aren’t always practical. While I’d love to own a V16 two-stroke Detroit or whatever else, there’s no way I could actually use one—I just don’t ...