diesel motor


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Noun1.diesel motor - an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oildiesel motor - an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
diesel locomotive - a locomotive driven by a diesel engine
internal-combustion engine, ICE - a heat engine in which combustion occurs inside the engine rather than in a separate furnace; heat expands a gas that either moves a piston or turns a gas turbine
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The automaker is updating the 1.5-litre Dragon engine and the ubiquitous 1.5-litre diesel motor to meet BS6 norms.
EcoSport S with Sun-roof in 1.5L TDCi diesel motor delivers 100 PS peak power and an outstanding fuel economy of 23 Km/L, the company has claimed.
Ideal for applications in which dockside power sources are not present, an automated cargo handling system features a live floor belt conveyor built directly into 53-foot tractor trailers and powered by a self-contained diesel motor for loading and unloading cargo.
The German automobile manufacturer admitted on Tuesday that a software installed in cars running on EA 189 diesel motor could help cheat emissions tests in the United States.
While the petrol model of the Bolt will come with the 1.2 liter Revotron turbo petrol engine, which can churn out a power of 84 bhp at 5000 rpm and a torque of 140 Nm of 1750-3500 rpm, the diesel version of the car will pack 1.3 liter Multijet diesel motor.
The petrol variant comes with the existing 1.5 litre iVTEC engine while the diesel version sports the recently launched 1.5 iDTEC diesel motor.
The recall from Isuzu targets trucks made between December 2006 and November 2010, including 11,853 units produced for Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Diesel Motor Co., which is now called UD Trucks Corp., and Mazda Motor Corp.
26 January 2010 - Swedish vehicle group AB Volvo (STO: VOLV B) said today its Japanese subsidiary Nissan Diesel Motor Co Ltd will be renamed UD Trucks Corp on 1 February 2010.
Most significant change is under the bonnet, where a new, 2.2-litre diesel motor offers 194bhp - 25% more than before - allowing the chunky model to reach 62mph from rest in 9.8 seconds.
Despite its miserly fuel consumption, the next-generation ecoFLEX supermini puts out 95PS from its 1.3-litre diesel motor - 20PS greater than before and sufficient to take it to 62mph from rest in 12.3 seconds and go on to 110mph all-out.
FORGETFUL Phillip Schofield pumped petrol into his wife's diesel motor - then posted the results on the Twitter website.