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Five Turbocharged Green Cars You Need To Drive
There was a time when a turbocharger under the hood meant one thing and one thing only: that the car you were driving was a performance-oriented, sporty beast with that oh-so-addictive turbo whine. Today, the turbocharger has become the biggest thing in green car technology since the hybrid...
Smaller Engine Watch: VW 1.4 Turbo To Replace 2.5 Five In U.S.?
We've been saying for a long time that one way carmakers will meet new, tougher gas-mileage rules is to make their engines smaller but more efficient. Ford's EcoBoost lineup... February 27, 2012 by John Voelcker 2
VW Ditches Darth Vader, Goes All Yoda With 2013 Jetta Hybrid
If you remember Volkswagen’s Super Bowl advert from earlier this year involving a pint-sized Darth Vader, its 2011 Passat had a particular affinity with the dark side... September 21, 2011 by Nikki Gordon-Bloomfield
Mercedes-Benz Concept A-Class Previews New U.S.-Bound Compact
Mercedes-Benz is working on a family of new small cars, several of which will be heading to the U.S., possibly by the end of next year. Designed to compete with BMW’s... April 8, 2011 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
2012 Mercedes-Benz C-Class: Half of Sales To Be High-MPG Fours
Mercedes-Benz likes to launch technologies and lead trends, but sometimes they follow along with the crowd. In this case, Hyundai's doing it. Chevy's doing it. Chrysler's... January 19, 2011 by John Voelcker 1
Toyota Hops On the Direct Injection And Turbocharging Bandwagon
Toyota is the latest automaker to announce it’s headed down the downsized engine path as it strives for improved fuel economy, following the likes of Ford... November 24, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 4
Number Of Turbocharged Vehicles To Soar Thanks To CAFE Mileage Rules
There’s no doubt new Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations introduced by the federal government are hitting automakers hard, especially here in the U.S... November 1, 2010 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran
How Smaller Engines Offer More Power: Superchargers Vs Turbos
Turbochargers have been with us in volume production only since the Seventies, but superchargers have a long and honorable automotive history. They were used on the Blower... October 26, 2010 by John Voelcker 4
Special Brands for Small Turbo Engines: GM To Follow Ford?
Used to be that turbos were used in performance cars, from the Saab Turbos of the late Seventies to BMW's current range of twin-turbo sixes. These days, the little air pumps... April 20, 2010 by John Voelcker 1
Fuel Efficient Fours Gain Ground on V-6s, V-8s In New Cars
At December's Los Angeles Auto Show, Hyundai made a big splash by saying it would no longer offer V-6 engines in its Sonata midsize car or its Tucson compact crossover... March 16, 2010 by John Voelcker
Hyundai: No More V6s For Midsize Cars or Compact Crossovers
One of the standouts among the global carmakers at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show was Hyundai. The Korean company has seen its market share rise from 3 to 4 percent during a... December 4, 2009 by John Voelcker
2011 Chevrolet Cruze Compact Car Launch Delayed Til Next Fall
As U.S. carmakers get serious about building world-class compact cars, one of the most eagerly awaited entries is the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze, which will face off against a... October 29, 2009 by John Voelcker 5
Will the 2011 Ford Mustang Get An EcoBoost Engine Too?
We always enjoy talking cars with the opinionated Alex Nunez from Autoblog, most recently last week when we both appeared on FoxNews.com's Fox Car Report with dapper host... October 14, 2009 by John Voelcker 6
Electric Supercharger Boosts Gasoline Engines To Diesel Efficiency
In the accelerating quest for greater fuel efficiency, boosting engines--with turbos or superchargers--is one way to pull more power out of a given displacement... September 24, 2009 by John Voelcker 3
Electric Supercharger Gives Gas Engines Diesel Efficiency
If you frequent this site, you've read all about electric vehicles and gas-electric hybrids. In those applications, electricity is stored in a battery, which powers an... September 23, 2009 by Robert Scardino 3
Lexus Unveils LF-Ch Full Frontal
This is the face of the Lexus LF-Ch hybrid concept and it will probably come in colors other than baby poop metallic. This premium compact designed to compete with the Audi... September 8, 2009 by Robert Scardino
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