Diesel engines

First Diesel Engine

1890

Rudolf Diesel invented the first diesel engine.

First diesel-powered ships were launched

1903

The Vandal tanker was launched in Germany

First diesel submarine

1904

The French made the first diesel submarine "the Z"

first vehicel with a diesel engine

1922

The first vehicle with diesel engine was Agricultural Tractor Type 6 of the Benz Söhne

The first diesel truck

1923

The first truck with pre-chamber diesel engine made by MAN and Benz.

Cat or caterpillar started to use diesel engines in their tractors

1930

First US diesel-power passenger car

1930

The Cummins powered Packard was the first diesel powered car in the US

first diesel airship

1930

Beardmore Tornado diesel engines power the British airship R101

First diesel car

1933

The Citroën's Rosalie was the first production diesel car.

First tank equipped with diesel engine, the Polish 7TP

1934

The Polish created a diesel tank

First Diesel front wheel drive car

1968

Peugeot introduced the first 204 small cars with a transversally mounted diesel engine and front-wheel drive.

First turbo charged diesel car

1987

Audi 100, the first passenger car in the world with a turbocharged direct injection and electronic control diesel engine

Dodge starts to use cummins diesel engines

1989

Ford begins to use the Power stroke diesel engine

1994

Ford starts to use the Power stroke in their diesel trucks

Chevy starts to use the duramax diesel engine

2001