One of the turbo engine's most iconic sounds is called the turbo flutter. That "stu-tu-tu-tu" sound the Nissan Skyline GTR R34 makes as the throttle closes is the sound of compressed air escaping past ...
Over the past 25 years, turbochargers have gone from a relative rarity to a fixture of the new-car buying experience. Where in 2000 only 1% of new cars had the technology, according to the ...
Mazda has reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit filed in the United States, which involves multiple models equipped with its 2.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. Under the terms of ...
But all such existing “planetary combiner” hybrids have one major difference relative to this new Jeep application: Their ...
It's so annoying when you put your foot down and nothing happens. For something with turbo in the name, the turbocharger on your car does seem to make it a lot slower for a second or two. Why is your ...
Modern internal combustion engines — including those that run on diesel fuel — require a lot of special parts and systems to prevent dumping excess emissions into the atmosphere. Not only are those ...
Porsche has been mounting turbochargers on flat-sixes in the back of 911s since 1974. That makes 2024 the 50th anniversary of forced induction in the brand's signature rear-engined sports car, so the ...