Diesel Auto Blog

After the energy crisis in 1973 and 1979, Manufactures responded by building and importing more fuel efficient cars. This included diesel powered cars to a large extent. With the 1980s oil glut, cheap fuel came back by the late 80’s. After that, most of the diesels sold in the U.S. disappeared. This article takes a brief look back at some of the diesel powered cars and trucks built to deal with the energy crisis. (more…)

The next generation Toyota Prius could be coming with a Turbo Diesel. The new Prius is rumored to be turbocharged. Its doubtful they would turbo a gasoline engine in a economy car, so a lot of people think Toyota will be going with a Diesel engine, co-developed by Isuzu. (more…)

Honda is planing several Diesel models for the United States in the next few years, one of them is Honda’s entry level SUV, the CR-V. It will be using the 2.2L i-CTDi engine. (more…)

Toyota has plans to take on the big three with two new diesel power plants for the Tundra. (more…)

In 2009 Honda will be sending the U.S. one of their fine diesel models. The Diesel Accord will be replacing the Accord Hybrid. The Accord Hybrid didn’t really sell well. They seemed to be over priced, so a lot of them have been gathering dust at the dealerships. (more…)

This is exciting news for people who like Diesel Dodge Rams, but don’t need a 2500 or 3500. Its the new Ram 1500 with a never before available Diesel option. (more…)

I found a couple of interesting videos of this truck, Toyota put together for auto expos. Its a Toyota Crewmax, with a completely stock Hino JO8E 8.0L inline 6. 220 Horsepower 520 foot-pounds of torque. (more…)

1985, The last year of one of the most successful models in Mercedes-Benz history the W123. 2,696,915 built. In many countries as many as 75% of the cars originally registered are still on the road today. I would say this model cemented the companies reputation as a leader in quality and reliability. (more…)