Truck owners have an important decision to make when they're buying a new or used truck, what type of engine is best for them? The choice between a diesel engine and a gasoline-powered engine really ...

When it comes to big diesel engines for heavy duty trucks, you have a number of different engines at your disposal to get whatever job you need done. Modern turbo diesel engines are marvels of ...

North America started to get a taste for diesel-fueled vehicles in the 1930s. In the first instance, only the largest of commercial vehicles relied on Rudolf Diesel's namesake invention because diesel ...

General Motors launched the first 6.6L Duramax V8, known among diesel engine enthusiasts as the LB7, in 2001 for its heavy-duty pickup trucks. The LB7 Duramax engine design resulted from a ...

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If you own a truck with the 6.6L Duramax diesel, you already know what it costs to feed it. The engine makes 470 horsepower and 975 lb-ft of torque, and it will haul just about anything you can ...

The Duramax V8 L5P has a displacement of 6.6 liters, which is slightly smaller than the 6.7L engines offered by Ford and Ram. Despite this, the L5P delivers 470 horsepower at 2,800 rpm, making it ...

Nathaniel is an experienced automotive writer with more than 10 years of automotive writing under his belt. From model reviews to industry politics to new innovations and development, he covers a wide ...

Remember when the Ford Motor Company, General Motors, and what used to be Chrysler all offered light-duty pickup trucks with available turbo diesel oomph? Only the largest of the Detroit-based ...