Federal emission standards have kept Mini from bringing the diesel-powered MINI Cooper D to the U.S. and higher standards have finally put any notion of the car coming to the U.S. to rest. However, ...

One man, one engine, and no end of anniversaries: it was 120 years ago that Rudolf Diesel started developing the compression-ignition engine that was soon to be named after him. The very first ...

DETROIT--I'm cruising south on Interstate 75 at a steady 64 mph. If the fuel economy gauge in the car can be believed--and there's no reason that it shouldn't--I'm burning one gallon of fuel every 74 ...