The best things in life come in pairs - and so does turbocharging. Two decades after the first turbocharged car, the Oldsmobile Jetfire, Maserati debuted an engine with two turbochargers, which gave ...

Turbocharging is probably one of the simplest but most misunderstood subjects in the automotive performance world. It is misunderstood partly because itlookscomplicated. Turbocharging also lacks the ...

Subaru, already an outsider with its flat-four engines and all-wheel-drive systems in passenger cars, looked to the far corners of the engineering world in the early 1990s to devise a novel solution ...

Ford is pulling the plug on its 2.0-liter twin-turbo EcoBlue diesel engine in markets around the world, after removing it from the European lineup earlier this year. The Blue Oval will replace the ...

Although Subaru didn't invent flat engines, and isn't the only automaker still using them, those motors have become a defining characteristic of the brand. (The same can be said for all-wheel drive, ...

A turbocharger is the best power-adder by far. Not only do turbos harness otherwise wasted exhaust energy to drive the compressor, their modular nature lets compressor and turbine housings and wheels ...

"Small turbocharged engines are marketed as delivering the power of a large engine, with the fuel economy of a smaller one," says Consumer Reports. "That's a tempting proposition, but our testing ...

The Buick Regal Turbo-T was made for one year only, the 1987 model year. And even though it is a very rare car, with only a total of 1,547 Turbo-Ts produced, the Regal Turbo-T has not received its due ...

The Vortec 6000 doesn't really get the attention it actually deserves. The only engine of the Gen 3 small-block family to feature a cast-iron block is particularly good for high-output applications, ...

A recently filed lawsuit in the United States alleges a critical flaw in Honda and Acura’s turbocharged engines, raising concerns for owners of several popular models. According to the filing, certain ...

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 ...