Archive for 'Diesel Engines' Category
Toyota planning diesel Tundra
5 January 2006Toyota is planning to introduce a diesel V8 powered Tundra in the next 3 years, building the trucks in a plant in San Antonio, Texas. Also in the works is a high efficiency V8 powered version plus a hybrid.
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Audi Diesel Powers F100 Concept by Vizualtech
2 January 2006Computer concept vehicles can be fantastic but they often never stray beyond the monitor. This 1954 Ford F100, is being built in southern California. It was designed by the Swedish design firm Vizualtech run by Bo Zolland that has created computer design concepts for car companies, racing teams and car magazines. A San Diego customer [...]
Ford Easy Fuel system prevents misfueling
23 November 2005If you have a diesel under the hood, you don’t want gasoline in the tank. Ford of Europe has come up with an Easy Fuel system to prevent smaller diameter gasoline nozzles from being inserted into larger diameter diesel filler necks. A mechanical diameter detector locks out the smaller nozzle so only the larger diesel [...]
Run your truck on biodiesel
26 October 2005Rising fuel prices sure have a way of making us look for tricks to get better mileage or improve how our engines work or even looking for alternative fuels altogether. Those of us with diesels under the hood might have a few options the gasoline guys don’t.
Not long ago, the TV show, Trucks, ran through [...]