In this video, we're doing a detailed comparison of petrol, or spark ignition, and diesel, or compression ignition engines.

Compression in a diesel engine is essential for effective and efficient performance. And when compression is lacking, damage can result. That’s why it’s imperative to know whether your engine’s ...

The diesel engine was a revelation when it first entered the market in the early 1900s, and has since had a number of ...

Toyota makes some of the most durable trucks in the world—they’re so long-lasting, in fact, that they often go a full decade without major updates. That might change soon if an engine described in a ...

The first Diesel engines were started 130 years ago, but they have moved a long way since then. Like their gasoline counterparts, the compression ignited engines have evolved from the rough units of ...

As an engineering student in late 19th-century Bavaria, Rudolf Diesel found little promise in steam and internal combustion ...

October 3, 2005 It has been a sudden realisation - the world is running out of oil and the laws of supply and demand are set to make petrol prohibitively expensive in the very near future. Sonex ...

Mazda is first with plans for a compression (diesel) engine that burns gas. The SkyActiv-X 2019 Mazda will get 20 to 30 percent better fuel economy than a gasoline ignition engine. By Bill Howard ...

Infiniti was started 27 years ago so Nissan could sell luxury cars to Americans. The new division had a nice flagship, the Q45, though the first one looked a little goofy without a grille. The early ...

You own a diesel-powered vehicle and are thinking of giving it a tuneup. But does your diesel even have spark plugs to change? The short answer is no, diesel engines do not have spark plugs. Instead, ...