Federal emission standards have kept Mini from bringing the diesel-powered MINI Cooper D to the U.S. and higher standards have finally put any notion of the car coming to the U.S. to rest. However, ...

One man, one engine, and no end of anniversaries: it was 120 years ago that Rudolf Diesel started developing the compression-ignition engine that was soon to be named after him. The very first ...

It's been a while since we saw the first spyshots of the upcoming Mk3 MINI Cooper and from the first moment we speculated that the new family will be based on the UKL platform and bring forth a new ...

It’s no secret that BMW, like many other automakers, is working on smaller three cylinder engines for its future products to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Some of those engines will go ...

DETROIT--I'm cruising south on Interstate 75 at a steady 64 mph. If the fuel economy gauge in the car can be believed--and there's no reason that it shouldn't--I'm burning one gallon of fuel every 74 ...