What is a CRD Anyway?

Whenever we do a diesel vehicle test drive and review, you'll often hear us mentioning its fuel rail, or its piezo electric injectors or referencing it as a CRD, as we did with the 2008 Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel we recently reviewed.

Huh?

Yeah, that's what we thought you might say. Read on to find out just what Common Rail Direct injection (CRD) is.

Other CRD diesel reviews:

• 2008 Ford F250 Super Duty 4x4 Diesel
  
  
• 2008 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 Diesel
  
  
• 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD 4x4 Diesel

More Diesel Technology:

• How Do Diesels Work?
  
  
• What's a Clean Diesel?
  
  
• What is ULSD?
  
  
• Biodiesel 101

3.0-liter CRD diesel - photo © Adrian Gable