It's finally here. As we were going to press, General Motors announced it will be introducing an all-new 4.5L, V-8 Duramax diesel engine for its 11/42-ton trucks in 2009. At this point, I have more ...

Over a decade ago, General Motors developed an engine that could have revolutionized the market for half-ton trucks and diesels. Tragically, it never did. The 4.5-liter Duramax V8 that was supposed to ...

The Great Recession was rough on everyone in the late 2000s, especially General Motors. The automotive giant was nearly forced to dissolve, though it declared bankruptcy in 2009 and infamously ...

Diesel-powered pickup trucks have been around for the better part of four decades now on a mass-market scale, but there have been some that came about even earlier than that, such as International's ...

The Duramax diesel engine has seen quite a few changes over the years. Here's what separates some of the most popular ...

Ford has PowerStroke, Ram trucks have Cummins engines, and General Motors has Duramax diesel engines. All three vie for torque and diesel market supremacy — Duramax, however, doesn't always feature in ...