It’s not just the engine design—it’s thermodynamics. LiquidPiston isn't just playing with engine shapes—in its own words, it's also trying to reinvent the thermodynamic cycle.

The First Generation. 2000 – GM debuts the LB7 Duramax diesel engine with 300 hp and 520 lb-ft torque in ’01 ¾- and 1-ton trucks. The 6.6L V-8 turbodiesel engine featured aluminum heads with ...

While the first Otto cycle patent was filed in 1887, Rudolf Diesel developed an alternate cycle for use in an internal combustion engine, with his first patent filed in 1898.

Diesel has a slower burn rate that allows ignition, controlled by injector timing, sooner during the piston's cycle, and it has a higher energy density, containing around 147,000 BTUs of energy ...

The Diesel Sixty was so effective that it birthed an entire engine line for the automaker, the RD Series. By the mid-'30s, Caterpillar was already ranking as the largest producer in the world, let ...

According to Chevy truck marketing director Mike MacPhee, a majority of Silverado HD buyers choose the 6.6L V8 L5P turbodiesel Duramax engine over the naturally aspirated 6.6L V8 L8T gasoline engine.

The 2024 GMC Sierra 1500 AT4X now comes standard with GM's Duramax diesel 3.0-liter inline-six. While it has less horsepower, the diesel's 495 pound-feet of torque is 35 more than the optional 6.2 ...

For those readers that still need to catch up, the 2024 GMC Yukon was originally expected to introduce the new 3.0L I6 LZ0 turbodiesel Duramax engine as a replacement for the 3.0L I6 LM2 ...

The engine is based on the iconic Cummins B6.7 platform and can produce up to 300 horsepower and 660 pound-feet of torque. Lower-output versions, such as 200 horsepower but with the same amount of ...

Lifestyle; Motoring; Petrol prices; New diesel engine technology could save drivers £18,000 at the petrol station A technology company has broken the world record for the overall thermal ...