About a decade after Rudolf Diesel came out with the namesake engine, someone had the great idea to stick a turbocharger onto the diesel engine, creating the turbo diesel. As it turned out, the ...

Numerous reports emerged last year of metallic sounds coming from the 2nd or 3rd gears of Volkswagen Group's DSG gearboxes, especially in countries with warm climate and/or band roads. After ...

Q: I am looking at a Chevy Silverado 3.0 turbo-charged diesel. I was wondering if there are any problems with these engines and how reliable they are? A: This is one of those cases in which when these ...

The turbocharger (or turbo) is essentially an air pump that feeds more compressed air to a gasoline or diesel engine, hence the reason why turbo engines are often referred to as "forced-induction" ...

General Motors has long been a name associated with producing powerful cars, trucks, and SUVs. But since 2000, GM's diesel power has pretty much been personified in the turbo-charged Duramax diesel ...

Despite the price and BMW’s reputation, this series of X5 was not without its problems. Specific to the diesel-engined versions was a raft of things to watch out for when shopping for a second-hand X5 ...

The biggest complaint from owners of the earlier X-Trail turbo-diesel was a lack of low-down torque which gave the car a lazy feel when accelerating from rest. Nissan actually issued a Technical ...

From the October 1982 issue of Car and Driver. Truths about the new Audi 5000S Turbo Diesel are a lot like children: they're everywhere you turn, but they're mostly underfoot. Feel free to take this ...