IsuzuEngines.com Tech Page IsuzuEngines.com Tech Page: "A domestic cat purrs at about 26 cycles per second, the same frequency as an idling diesel engine."  ¶ Posted By james 8:42 AM 0 comments

  news: Study compares particulate emissions from hybrid and conventional buses news: Study compares particulate emissions from hybrid and conventional buses: "the hybrid-electric powertrain had no effect on particulate emissions, in terms of both PM mass and particle numbers."  ¶ Posted By james 5:54 PM 0 comments

  Logo What do people think of my logo? See above. Comments are invited!  ¶ Posted By james 4:22 PM 0 comments

  2005 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Review - Test Drive the 2005 VW Touareg TDI 2005 Volkswagen Touareg TDI Review - Test Drive the 2005 VW Touareg TDI: "Is the V-10 diesel engine worth the extra cash? Absolutely."

More shameless propaganda!  ¶ Posted By james 3:58 PM 0 comments

  Diesel Progress Online | Industry News Detail Diesel Progress Online | Industry News Detail: "Kia Breaks The Code—No Premium For Diesel Cars"

Hmm.. Kia eh?  ¶ Posted By james 12:40 PM 0 comments

  Caterpillar: About Cat>News & Events>Press Releases Caterpillar: About Cat>News & Events>Press Releases: "Caterpillar and its dealer network continue to respond to Hurricane Katrina by mobilizing product, personnel and resources to help assist the governmental and non-governmental agencies responding to this disaster."  ¶ Posted By james 12:04 PM 0 comments

  Planet Ark : Cost Conundrum Holds Up Diesel Hybrid Cars Planet Ark : Cost Conundrum Holds Up Diesel Hybrid Cars: "automakers say such cars are unlikely to move out of the research lab any time soon"

A counterpoint article related to diesel-electric hybrids.  ¶ Posted By james 3:40 AM 0 comments

  WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Diesel Hybrid Electric Cars Now! WorldChanging: Another World Is Here: Diesel Hybrid Electric Cars Now!: "The irony is that diesel hybrids could be far more efficient and clean than anything now on the market, without any leaps in technology. The combination of modern clean diesel engines, Prius-style serial hybrid-electric systems, and biodiesel/vegetable oil fuels could provide amazing mileage, cleaner air, and vastly reduced petroleum dependency. Comfortable, powerful sedans could get upwards of 80 miles per gallon and be carbon-neutral."

A general discussion of diesel hybrids, including some useful links to studies and such related to the subject.  ¶ Posted By james 3:35 AM 0 comments

  zoche aero-diesels homepage zoche aero-diesels homepage: "a new piston engine for general aviation: the ZOCHE aero-diesel.

It is a direct drive, air cooled, radial two-stroke cycle Diesel with 4 cylinders per row. It features two stage charging (turbo- and supercharger), direct fuel injection and intercooling."

Be sure, if you can, to watch the Video they have of an engine running on a test bench. Listen to that turbo! (requires quicktime)  ¶ Posted By james 2:40 AM 7 comments

  History of Diesel Engine-Yokayo Biofuels History of Diesel Engine-Yokayo Biofuels: "This engine stood as an example of Diesel's vision because it was fueled by peanut oil - the 'original' biodiesel. He thought that the utilization of a biomass fuel was the real future of his engine. He hoped that it would provide a way for the smaller industries, farmers, and 'commonfolk' a means of competing with the monopolizing industries, which controlled all energy production at that time, as well as serve as an alternative for the inefficient fuel consumption of the steam engine. As a result of Diesel's vision, compression ignited engines were powered by a biomass fuel, vegetable oil, until the 1920's and are being powered again, today, by biodiesel."  ¶ Posted By james 3:32 PM 0 comments

  Mercedes plans petrol/diesel hybrid - News - Autocar Online Mercedes plans petrol/diesel hybrid - News - Autocar Online: "Petrol and diesel technologies will be combined in to a single engine type in just a decade from now, according to Mercedes-Benz"

Interesting...  ¶ Posted By james 5:19 PM 0 comments

  Mercedes-Benz Model Summary Mercedes-Benz Model Summary

This is a non-diesel-specific listing of all Mercedes models over the years, with short decriptions of high-and low points of each model.  ¶ Posted By james 5:05 PM 0 comments

  Diesel Used Cars (but in the UK) Denbury Diesels, Devon UK

I wish I lived in Europe... although even with the larger variety, overall prices are kinda high for whatever reason. Not just with this company, it seems that cars are just more expensive in Europe.  ¶ Posted By james 4:53 PM 0 comments

  AskMen.com - 2004 Diesel cars AskMen.com - 2004 Diesel cars: "While diesel cars have been available to the world since 1936 (the first model was the Mercedes 260D)"

Merz was the first, and still the best!  ¶ Posted By james 4:46 PM 0 comments

  Another Edmunds Diesel Article Another Article from the folks at Edmunds discussing the general improvements of diesel technology and it's pertinance to American motorists.  ¶ Posted By james 4:23 PM 0 comments

  The E320 CDI An Article in Edmunds about the Mercedes E320 CDI.  ¶ Posted By james 4:18 PM 0 comments

  The Diesel Hybrid is here Who else? Mercedes Benz Unveils designs for new hybrids, running on both gas and diesel.

Thanks to DZA for this  ¶ Posted By james 12:12 AM 0 comments

  Cars, Trucks, Grease If you're interested in getting into the diesel car market, take a look at the early '80s Mercedes-Benz cars. They are built to last, and from personal experience, are very nice to drive. And these days, they're pretty cheap to buy. Specifically, I'd look for a 300SD sedan with under 300,000 miles. That would be a good car for years to come.

As I try to take up more space on this page to try to troubleshoot the sidebar, I'll continue to rant about diesel.

I've had experience with Volkswagen diesels as well. The '01-'05 Jetta and Golf TDIs have really nice engines. They get upwards of 45mpg, are quiet, composed, and powerful. On the highway, accelerating from 60 to 80 in order to pass is no problem, with no need whatsoever to downshift when you've got a standard transmission. I'll assume the slushbox is equally pleasant, but have no experience with such things, as they don't interst me.

The '98 Jetta in my family is also a decent car, although power is somewhat lacking. It runs out of the box, so to speak, on B-20 biodiesel, which is a good thing.

As far as Trucks are concerned, most people are aware that Ford, GM, and Dodge offer diesel varients of their full-size pickups. They lack, however, diesel models of smaller trucks, such as the midsize segment. It would be a wondrous thing to see a few I-5 turbodiesel models to choose from in this part of the truck market, and IO'd be willing to bet that you will find these without too much trouble if you look towards the east. Specifically, Europe.

Dodge offers an engine Manufactured by Cummins, a good company with a long, successful track record. This engine, a 5.9-liter inline 6, is capable of cold-weather starts without the aid of glow plugs.

Ford's engines are made by International, another easily recognized name in the Diesel market. The new 6.0L powerstroke V8 is smaller, more efficient, and more powerful than the older 7.3L V8 it replaced.

GM turned to Japan for their most recent technology, the Duramax. I've driven a Chevy 2500 Toolbody truck with this 6.6L V8 powerplant, and it had more than adequate power to easily pass several cars without a problem. Also, the Allison 1000 automatic transmission is smooth and light. The engine itself is manufactured by Isuzu, another longtime name in diesel engines, although many people wouldn't think so.  ¶ Posted By james 3:20 PM 3 comments

  Diesel Power I'll be using this to post any links, news, cool stuff, etc related to Diesel technology, Engineering in general, or other intellectual pursuits I may fancy.

I wanted to separate these things from the context of my personal blog.  ¶ Posted By james 3:12 PM 0 comments