Before 1981, performance was simple. Auto manufacturers just created bigger engines, more cylinders, and louder exhausts like the Pontiac 7.5L V8 engine, used in models like the GTO, Firebird Trans Am ...

COLUMBUS, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, alongside their partners at Ram, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) unveiled the new 2025 6.7-liter Turbo Diesel Pickup engine system for Ram Heavy Duty, their most ...

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 ...

Turbocharged engines are built for power. They use a device called a turbocharger to force more air into the engine, which helps burn more fuel and create more power. This gives you quicker ...

In Part I of this story (Jan. '06), we introduced the Squires Turbo Systems (STS) rear-mounted turbocharger package for the '98-'02 LS1-powered Firebirds. The base STS kit retails for $3,995 and comes ...

Philip Gelderblom has been writing professionally since the '90s. He has written mainly content on a freelance basis, including about cars, future cars, EVs, hybrids and hydrogen cars, self-driving ...

About a decade after Rudolf Diesel came out with the namesake engine, someone had the great idea to stick a turbocharger onto the diesel engine, creating the turbo diesel. As it turned out, the ...

A decade ago, engineers introduced a clever twist on engine design: a variable compression system that promised better efficiency and performance. Nissan and Infiniti were early adopters of this ...

The 1978 Buick line-up will have several models to warm the hearts of the performance-minded, and their leading candidate is the 1978 Buick Regal Sport Coupe, which features a turbocharged 3.8-liter ...

Porsche 911 Turbo S is available as both coupe and cabrio from launch. Cabrio S is without question the most indulgent bon vivant form of 911. Rear spoiler is an active aerodynamic element, but also ...