For a long time in the automotive world, simply having a turbocharger on a street car was sufficient for bragging rights, as evidenced by the massive “TURBO” badging endemic to early Eighties machines ...
Taking on an automotive restoration or restomod is a process that can be simultaneously enjoyable and frustrating. Aside from the hours of work and significant expense, these projects require an ...
This video covers the process of building a £10,000 2.0-litre turbo engine, the most costly engine project undertaken by the team so far. We look at the engineering choices, performance goals, and ...
What do you do when a rear-mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive French hot hatch just isn’t quirky enough? You give it two extra wheels, that’s what. A French man named Christian de Léotard did just that in ...
The complex turbocharger setup includes a geared input shaft that has its own clutch and brake for greater flexibility.
Volkswagen offers a range of powerful four-cylinder engines, giving today’s cars a terrifying level of performance compared to the humble Beetles it grew famous for. There’s something special about ...
We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. I first fell for turbo-diesels many years ago. A sporty-looking Rover model arrived in the family garage in a dreadful state — the owner had ...
The new 2025 ZR1 C8 Corvette brings a lot of new technology to the table such as increased use of carbon fiber, aero and cooling tricks previously only seen on race cars, along with a twin-turbo mill ...
GM has filed a patent application describing a system designed to improve torque response in a turbocharged engine. The application was assigned patent number US 2025/0052207 A1 with the United States ...
COLUMBUS, Ind, — Cummins unveiled a new 2025 6.7-liter Turbo Diesel Pickup engine system for Ram Heavy Duty, along with its partners at Ram, on Wednesday. As part of this, Cummins and Stellantis have ...