Diesel

Subaru worked hard to continue their horizontally opposed tradition. No, we're not talking about their characteristically unique nature, but the configuration of their engine. Now available in the Forester is a boxer diesel, discussed a few minutes ago at this post . Have a look below at the boxer diesel in motion. Below that you can listen to the boxer diesel running at idle in a Legacy. Representing a generation of first-time new car buyers, The Good Car Guy puts words to their thoughts and feelings. The Good Car Guy is a guy all about the good car. Advance the good car - dethrone ... Read Full Story

Take a gander through GoodCarBadCar's Fuel section and it won't be long until you discover that the advent of modern diesel technology has wiped the slate clean. New slate required. Please. BMW is at the forefront of diesels that sometimes outperform their equivalent gasoline-fired competition in terms of horsepower and torque per litre. Diesels are inherently more efficient, but being able to make huge power with small displacement is, shall we say, a wundervoll ding . Today's Cool Fact - apologies for its tardiness - rests on the new 7-Series' 3.0L diesel. With two turbos, the new diesel generates 14 horsepower more than its ... Read Full Story

Saturday night at the Dirty Thirty Diesel xXx event I attended was off-the-hook crazy! It was on Pier 3 in Brooklyn, New York . We were so lucky because we had the warmest weather ever. No jackets were viewed anywhere, which is a miracle for Fall in New York. I walked up and there were over 2,000 people waiting in a long ass line. Since I’m an employee I went to our special entrance seconds before they were closing it. As I was walking into the event the general admission line opened. People streamed in like sperm trying to find the uterus. Inside there ... Read Full Story

On October 10th, Diesel will celebrate its 30th birthday. And what's a birthday without a present? So, the morning of October 13th a limited edition pair of jeans will be available at select US stores. For one day only, 8,000 pairs of the "Dirty Thrifty" jeans will be on shelves (before flying off them) for the celebratory price of $50. The back of the coveted blues feature the "xXx" logo, the dates 1978-2008 embroidered on the side and custumized "Diesel 1978" buttons. Read Full Story

I am not sure if this has been scientifically tested, but when I saw this, I just had to laugh out loud! This T-Shirt from Diesel says on the front: “ Young and mentally mature !” and on the back: “ Diesel opened my mind for the good of mankind “. Well… The only way to find out is naturally to test it out yourself [...] Read Full Story