Automakers may gradually be putting more emphasis on plug-in electric cars and conventional hybrids, but they are far from done with plain old internal combustion. Over the past few years, automakers ...

As the world’s governments continue to crack down on fuel economy and emissions regulations, small displacement turbocharged engines have started to become more commonplace. Smaller displacement ...

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 more often make smaller ...

If you've ever owned a car with a small turbocharged engine, you may have noticed a difference in fuel economy between the advertised numbers and your real-world numbers. When I owned a Fiesta ST, I ...

Ford has chosen BorgWarner to supply the turbochargers for its fresh gasoline EcoBoost engine line-up, as PR Newswire reports. This is an important decision, as these small engines will play an ...

Discover the top 10 small and affordable SUVs for 2025, all featuring efficient and powerful turbocharged engines.

Take this 2024 Mazda CX-30 Turbo with the $3,965 Premium Plus package we tested as an example. It tops the CX-30 range, ...

Historically roots superchargers have been used to take big-inch V-8s to the next level of performance. And in recent years automakers have jumped on the bandwagon with the increased use of roots ...

Volvo's long had a reputation for building safe, if boring, cars. But its Chinese owners have been pumping money into the place, leading to new cars, new engines, and new safety technologies that make ...

Nothing like the guttural roar of a turbo engine making 950 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm. It's like the last few seconds of a pool being drained or the chug of a tornado as it slurps up a lake. That kind of ...

As MotorTrend's chief technology cheerleader, I have pep-talked variable-compression engine concepts time and again since 2009, including three big explainer stories from the official fall 2016 Paris ...