Diesel engines have the reputation for being high-torque workhorses, built for rough roads and heavy loads. These engines are ...

Let's make something clear from the outset. We aren't talking about diesel engines for marine applications or for 18-wheelers. Or wacko diesel engines for trains. We're talking about diesel engines ...

Diesel still has a place in the modern world, just not where you might expect. These machines prove the engine is far from ...

From its modest beginnings in 1860 as a single-cylinder, coal gas-powered machine capable of just two horsepower, to the high-revving, 1,000-horsepower V6 powerplants used in F1 cars today, the ...

Clessie Cummins founded the Indiana-based Cummins Engine Company in 1919. Since then, the company name has been simplified to Cummins Inc. but still retains a Columbus, Indiana address. However, in ...

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 ...

On a cold morning, a diesel engine starts by announcing itself. There's a clatter, a curl of smoke, and that low, purposeful rumble that tells everyone within earshot that work is about to get done.