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How Mazda's Dynamic Pressure Turbo Works - Mazda CX-9 The Mazda CX-9 is powered by a 2.5L inline four-cylinder turbocharged ...
Should you go with a naturally aspirated engine or a turbocharged one? Both have pros and cons, but we think one engine type ...
When you go to a gas station, you are presented with several types of fuel, each labeled according to an octane number. While most cars can do with regular gas (generally 87 octane), it is often ...
Turbocharged engines can be great at boosting performance and efficiency, but in life, as in economics, there's no such thing as a free lunch. In other words, benefits like those come with a cost, ...
The turbocharger (or turbo) is essentially an air pump that feeds more compressed air to a gasoline or diesel engine, hence the reason why turbo engines are often referred to as "forced-induction" ...
Formula 1 has used a hybrid power unit architecture since 2014. For twelve seasons, teams built their cars around a 1.6-liter ...
Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...
The 1.6L Gamma engine makes the Veloster Turbo a tunable favorite, but not all projects end with more power – some end with a hole in the block. Hyundai’s 1.6-liter turbo Gamma engine is popular among ...
Even BMW and Porsche aren’t making as much power from their comparable engines. Like the larger six-cylinder unit, this model punches above its weight, with six-cylinder levels of power and torque but ...