Charlen holds a BA Languages & Culture degree and has over a decade of experience in automotive journalism. His work experience includes stints at CAR Mag and News24 Motoring. Charlen didn't grow up ...

Of the three United States automakers that offer diesel-powered heavy-duty pickup trucks, only two of those diesel engines are V8s. Those V8 diesel engines are the 6.6 Duramax found in offerings from ...

Diesel engines, for all their rugged usefulness, can be tremendously polluting. They produce more NOx — nitrogen oxides-based emissions – than gasoline-fed cars, as well as more particulates, aka soot ...

The Ford 6.0 Power Stroke diesel succeeded the 7.3-liter oil-burning V-8 and was the Blue Oval's answer to stricter emissions regulations. It was also a strategic move in the evolving power battle ...

The most generous way to describe Ford’s 6.0-liter “Power Stroke” V8 in its Super Duty trucks is as a necessary misstep in the evolution of Ford’s diesel engines. This engine incorporated multiple ...

We’ve dipped into the problems associated with Ford’s 24-valve 6.0-liter Power Stroke diesel engine, found in both F-250 and F-350 trucks. They were manufactured from 2003 to 2007 in both trucks, but ...