You may or may not have noticed that, oftentimes, diesel engines produce more torque than regular gasoline engines. What gives? Here's why. Engineering Explained's Jason Fenske tackled the question by ...

Typically, when people think of diesel engines, they think about torque. Compared to their regular gas-powered counterparts, diesel engines tend to have lower horsepower and higher torque figures.

As with many new and established entries in the full-size half-ton pickup truck class, the name of the game is saving weight and making existing powertrains more efficient to maximize fuel economy.

One of the main reasons to choose a diesel engine over gasoline is torque, and the Silverado’s Duramax engine has plenty of that. It makes 460 pound-feet of torque (as well as 277 horsepower), ...

We thought it would be cool to compile a list of diesel engines that represents what we believe are the best oil-burning powerplants that have ever been placed between the frame rails of modern-era ...