GM's Detroit Diesel division once made a two-stroke engine. A certain trait about this engine would lead to it getting the nickname of "Screaming Jimmy." ...

Every new internal combustion car and truck sold in America today is equipped with a four-stroke engine, as are the vast majority of motorcycles. Today, if you hear the loud, ringing song of a ...

Renault has unveiled a turbocharged and supercharged two-cylinder, two-stroke diesel engine. This prototype version of the motor was showcased at Renault’s Innovations@Renault event in Paris. This ...

General Motors (GM) is revisiting a technology long thought to be obsolete in the world of cars: the two-stroke engine.

Detroit Diesel has been in the engine-building game for over 85 years, and in that time they have established themselves as one of the most reputable diesel engine manufacturers in the country.

The Commer TS3 engine was a three-cylinder engine with a single crankshaft and two pistons. This let it have both light weight and competitive strength.

Detroit Diesel’s two-stroke engines earned their “Screaming Jimmy” nickname the hard way, with a piercing exhaust note and relentless mechanical clatter that turned work sites, logging roads, and ...