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In 1997, the first common rail diesel passenger car was introduced, the Alfa Romeo 156. [27] In 2004 Honda released their first diesel engine, the N22A branded as the i-CTDI, it first featured in the Honda Accord. The engine featured an aluminium block, DOHC chain driven valvetrain, common rail direct injection and variable geometry turbocharger.
Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: / ˈ d iː z əl ˌ-s əl /, [1] German: ⓘ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German [note 1] inventor and mechanical engineer who invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him.
The first successful operation of this engine occurred in 1937. 1931: The first working pulsejet engine is designed by American engineer Robert Goddard. [48] 1935: The first mass-production diesel engine for a passenger car – the Mercedes-Benz OM 138 – begins production in Germany.
The 1904 Winton was a five-passenger tonneau-equipped tourer which sold for US$2,500. By contrast, the Enger 40 was US$2,000, [4]: 104 the FAL US$1,750, [4]: 104 an Oakland 40 US$1,600, [4]: 84 the Cole 30 [4]: 104 and Colt Runabout US$1,500, [4]: 63 while the (1913) Lozier Light Six Metropolitan started at US$3,250, [4]: 111 American's lowest-priced model was US$4,250, [4]: 91 and Lozier's ...
Today, this is known as "the first Marcus car" but would be better described as a cart. His second car, built and run in 1875 according to some sources, was the first gasoline-driven car and is housed at the Vienna Technical Museum. [30] [31] However, the latest research shows that it was not built until 1888/89. [32]
The following is a list of automobiles (including pickup trucks, SUVs, and vans) made with diesel engines. Alfa Romeo Former ... List of diesel automobiles.
1993: First passenger car diesel engine with four valves per cylinder, the Mercedes-Benz OM 604. [123] 1994: Unit injector system by Bosch for lorry diesel engines. [130] 1996: First diesel engine with direct injection and four valves per cylinder, used in the Opel Vectra. [131] [81] 1996: First radial piston distributor injection pump by Bosch ...
In terms of road transport, diesel gained popularity first with commercial hauliers, throughout the later 20th century, and then with passenger car users, particularly from the 1970s onwards, once diesel engines became more refined and also more readily available in passenger cars. Diesel had by this point long been a popular choice for taxi ...