The Cummins Turbodiesel Inline-Six Is So Reliable It’s Still In Production After 30 Years

While we normally cover gasoline-powered or electric vehicles at CarBuzz, diesel engines also play a huge part in automotive history, albeit for different reasons. Typically, in the US, we associate diesel engines with vehicles such as semi-trucks, tractors, and heavy machinery. They also play an important role in heavy-duty pickup trucks. When it comes to speed and performance, however, diesel engines for passenger vehicles never really took off in the same way in the United States as they did in markets such as Europe and Asia.