Modern diesels don't use glow plugs the way the old ones did — at temperatures above, say, 50F, they start normally.
Not exact matches
They explicitly advertise using rebuilt
diesel engines that pre-date the first, major
diesel emission standards that went into effect in 2007 and thus don't have to meet
modern standards.
There are still a lot of people in the U.S. that want nothing to
do with a
diesel car, no matter how good the
modern diesel powerplant is.
Big Trucks were also big news at the event, and with most everything imaginable
done to pick - ups, builders turned their creative efforts to 1950s - era, over-the-road big rigs, ton and ton and a half behemoths with
modern diesels turning at least one turbocharger, 30s era shells built to support a cooling system under the hood so that a mid-engine
diesel could sit behind it, duallies spinning enough rubber to shoe twenty Minis, school buses both short and long, a whole row of utility vans, and the ever popular fast and bulbous cab - overs.
There's barely a hint of additional noise or roughness, either; a
modern diesel just doesn't sound that much different from a gasoline engine these days.
While the 2015 GMC Sierra HD All Terrain doesn't have quite the off - road prowess of a
modern Dodge Power Wagon, it is however offered with an optional 6.6 L Duramax turbo -
diesel V - 8 engine for those who'd rather kick up some dust off the beaten path with the power of compression ignition under their hood.
The Range Rover Sport Td6 makes for an extraordinarily comfortable and capable SUV, while its
diesel engine achieves much better fuel economy than its gasoline - equivalent, but don't expect the most
modern electronics or performance driving.