For 2001, GM released its 6.6L Duramax engine, which, at the time, was considered by many to be the most advanced diesel powerplant ever installed in American pickup trucks. The fact that the same ...

For decades now, the big three American automakers have been engaged in a game of one-upmanship over which company can fit the most powerful and torquiest diesel engines in their trucks. And, just as ...

In the diesel engine arena, there are, arguably, few powerplants held in quite as high a regard as the vaunted 6.6L Duramax. The turbocharged beast is the brainchild of General Motors who, in 1998, ...

General Motors' Duramax engine is one of the most legendary diesel engines, next to Ford's Power Stroke and the Cummins diesel engines in trucks like the Dodge Ram. But while it may not have the ...

The 6.6-liter LB7 Duramax turbo-diesel engine was the result of a joint effort between General Motors and Isuzu, and was utilized by the first-generation Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD. The ...

In 1997, Isuzu Motors Ltd. and General Motors created DMAX Ltd., a joint venture for producing diesel engines. The Duramax 6600 was the first engine that came into fruition after this relationship ...

Diesel engines haven’t enjoyed the broad appeal in the U.S. that they have in the rest of the world, but there is one segment of the consumer market where they’ve managed to thrive: Trucks. If you ...

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