| In the past twenty years, diesel engines have the | | | | cost-effective, and super reliable means of powering |
| connotations of pollution, heavy machinery, and | | | | any car and not just a truck. Diesel engines have been |
| uncomfortably loud noises. This image that many | | | | implemented in sports cars, luxury vehicles, and even |
| people have is beginning to take a turn for the change | | | | small cars such as Honda Civics and Chevrolet's Geo. |
| as several automakers are reinventing the diesel | | | | Chrysler has been trying diesel engines within its Jeep |
| engine with remarkable results. Nearly 25 years ago, | | | | division and has seen great results, along with Ford |
| General Motors unveiled diesel powered Chevrolet | | | | who has been dabbling into pushing diesels into the |
| Caprices and a few Oldsmobile models. These cars | | | | smaller caliber vehicles such as the Taurus and Focus. |
| soon became the center of attention as the diesel | | | | What makes the new diesel engine system so |
| engines were shaky, unreliable, and a total nightmare | | | | attractive is the combination of a much improved fuel |
| for the consumer. General Motors backed itself into a | | | | mileage, higher torque output, and an extremely reliable |
| corner and paid a hefty amount to outfit the vehicles | | | | engine. Also, with the cost of diesel fuel often being |
| sold with new gasoline engines. Ever since the 'diesel | | | | cheaper than regular unleaded, it would cost less to fill |
| disaster' as some automotive enthusiasts have come | | | | up. As mentioned earlier, diesel engines are much more |
| to call it, diesel engines have taken a back seat to | | | | reliable than most gasoline engines. However a well |
| many consumers' minds. General Motors failure in the | | | | taken care of diesel engine will often run for hundreds |
| 80s combined with increasing efforts to clean up the | | | | of thousands of miles longer than a gasoline engine. |
| air and minimize pollution while maximizing engine | | | | Within five or ten years, the number of vehicles using |
| efficiency pushed the diesel engine back years, but at | | | | diesel engines will likely jump a great deal and dominate |
| the same time allowed it to be reinvented and | | | | a good portion of the automotive market. Asian |
| instituted in an entire new way. | | | | automakers including Isuzu, Toyota, and Nissan are |
| European car makers were among the largest | | | | upping their investments in the North American auto |
| importers of diesel engine cars and remain so today. | | | | industry, and the overseas car industry has been |
| Mercedes and Volkswagen were the largest of the | | | | experimenting and implementing diesel engines longer |
| importers and the success they have been | | | | than the United States. As the number of these |
| experiencing has not gone unseen. There was a large | | | | imported cars increase, so will the likelihood of these |
| dip in the number of these cars over a decade ago, | | | | automobiles running on diesel fuel. |
| but the diesel is reemerging as an efficient, | | | | |