These days, the turbocharger lives underneath many new cars' hoods. Put simply, the turbo is a great way to inject some much-needed power into a smaller engine. In today's age of powerplant downsizing ...

Perhaps because its very name sounds antiquated, Oldsmobile has always been regarded as a fuddy-duddy car brand. The truth of the matter, however, is that Oldsmobile has been a leader in ...

Will joined the TopSpeed team over two and a half years ago, bringing his lifelong automotive passion, writing experience, and editorial expertise along with him. Whether classic or modern, American ...

Introduced in 1962, the Jetfire isn't the most iconic Oldsmobile out there, but it was the company's most innovative automobile at the time. That's because it featured a turbocharged V8 engine, which ...

Established in 1897 and discontinued in 2004, Oldsmobile was, for most of its existence, GM's entry-level premium brand. But it was also one of America's most innovative automakers. Oldsmobile was the ...

The Oldsmobile Jetfire is a special car for a whole lot of reasons aside from the snail under its hood. It wasn’t made for very long so finding a nice one today is hard to accomplish. Oh, and it also ...

Turbocharging is a fairly common thing these days, but back in the ‘60s, the technology was just getting rolling. The first vehicle to introduce turbos for production cars was this – the 1962 ...

Turbocharged engines are common in cars today, but that all started with the 1962 Oldsmobile Jetfire featured on this episode of "Jay Leno's Garage." It was restored by Eric Jensen, who explains the ...

Few names in the American automotive industry conjure such nostalgia and reverence as Oldsmobile. The brand has crafted unique and memorable cars for over a century. According to J.D. Power, ...

Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...