Particulate filters have been around for quite some time now and they are mostly known for helping out diesel engines meet stringent emission regulations. They basically contain the release of NOx particles into the atmosphere…
Starting this March, BMW will be offering its brilliant 8-speed automatic gearbox as standard on several models. Whether that means the manual gearbox will be dropped altogether for these new cars remains to be seen,…
Even though a lot of people have been reluctant about the future of diesel engines, MINI doesn’t seem to be one of the companies that will rid itself of all its compression-ignition models any time…
At the 2017 Frankfurt Motor Show, it wasn’t just BMW that had a couple of noteworthy debuts on display, as its long-term partner Alpina as well. The tuner/manufacturer from Buchloe brought out the fastest diesel…
Is the end of diesels near? According to Bloomberg and New York Times, City of Munich is considering a ban on diesel vehicles amid “shocking” nitrogen oxide emissions in the Bavarian capital. “As much as…
Americans don’t really have a positive view of diesel engines, as most Americans think of the old days of compression-ignition engines, where smog and black smoke filled the air. Much of that stigma has a…
Diesels haven’t been wildly popular in America in a very long time. Images to soot-covered cars still exist in the minds of older Americans and younger Americans are more into what’s eco-friendly and hemp t-shirts….
Ever since the news broke about Volkswagen and its diesel emissions scandal, people the world over have been pondering the future of compression-ignition engines. We’ve done it ourselves, asking if VW’s scandal could possibly hurt diesel…
At the moment, buying a diesel car over a gasoline (or petrol, if you live on the eastern side of the Atlantic) powered car represents quite a large gain in both economy and efficiency. Currently,…
Ever since Volkswagen’s diesel scandal, in which the German auto giant installed cheating devices on many of its diesel-engined cars which allowed them to produce up to 40 percent more nitrogen oxide than is allowed. Since…
