Diesel engines lack the spark of gas engines, both literally and figuratively. They don't need a spark plug since they ignite the fuel using only compression, but also lack the 'je ne sais quoi' that ...

Mercedes-Benz subsidiary Daimler Truck is testing a prototype Unimog with a hybrid hydrogen combustion and diesel engine. The automaker says that battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell powertrains ...

It was supposed to be an off-road adventure. But in a van. A dynamic test of the new all-wheel-drive diesel-powered 2023 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. Just a tall vehicle crawling up a dirt road and maybe, ...

The FINANCIAL — The basic character of the new four-cylinder diesel generation from Mercedes-Benz can be described in just a few superlatives: greater power, greater economy, greater cleanliness.

The inline-6 engine layout has its fans in the gas world, but it's the de facto standard design among diesel aficionados. Hardly surprising, as these engines are less complex than any V layout and ...

Five-cylinder engines occupy a strange sweet spot in automotive history, sitting between the balance of a straight-six and the compact packaging of a four-cylinder. They have powered everything from ...

One of my housemates doesn't want her car anymore since she wants to live a bicycle-only lifestyle, and will sell it to me for close to nothing. It's a 1982 Mercedes-Benz 300D, and while it has some ...