The Detroit Diesel 8V-71 let this bus hit 280 hp at 2,100 rpm and with a 140-gallon gas tank, it could travel quite a way before having to stop for a fill-up.

Detroit Diesel's 2-stroke diesel engines were eventually replaced with 4-stroke models, but parent company MTU still sells refurbished parts. ... 71, 92 and 149 engines all halted production.

According to AAA Michigan, gas prices are up 12 cents from a week ago in metro Detroit to an average of $4.71 per gallon. That's $1.63 more than this time last year.

Detroit Diesel started building 71 Series engines in 1938, though it only offered them in an inline configuration at the time. It wasn’t until 1957 that the company would branch out and place ...

Detroit Diesel Corporation announced its engine production has made a significant change by moving its factory-fill engine oil to a low viscosity FA-4. As of early January, Detroit has started ...

This joining was officially called the GM 6046 engine, but it was built using a pair of Detroit Diesel 6-71 motors. This twin-Diesel engine was able to produce 410 hp for the World War II-era tank.