Cummins makes some of the best engines, especially for trucking, so it's reasonable to wonder who founded the company and why ...

Cummins engines have earned a bit of a cult following over the decades — and for good reason. In the U.S., they're the iron workhorses found in everything from pickup trucks to massive semis, and they ...

There are so many different engine types in the marketplace. You have your V6s, V8s, flat engines, inline engines, and more. However, before you get down to the specifics of what kind of engine you ...

Any certified gearhead knows that diesel engines do not use spark plugs. But why not? If power in an engine is created by combustion or explosion of flammable liquids, won't a spark plug in a diesel ...

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 ...

Daimler's new Gen 6 diesel engines are here -- but the OEM says fleets and technicians will find their overall design and packaging strikingly familiar. At its Detroit powertrain manufacturing campus ...

After military service a career as war correspondent was on the cards. But then an exclusive bursar programme in automotive journalism came 'a-knockin' - and so a 26-year journey spanning newspapers, ...

Four-cylinder engines have been part of the automotive scene for over a century. Yet the quest for more power under the hood dominated most of the 20th century, giving rise to six- and eight-cylinder ...