Turbo. It's one of the best words in all of car culture, and also one of the most misunderstood. Everyone knows a turbo makes ...

The turbocharger is more popular than ever, appearing on the Ford Mustang, the Dodge Charger, and the Chevrolet Corvette. It's used in Ferrari and Lamborghini products, too, and even with the rise of ...

Over the past 25 years, turbochargers have gone from a relative rarity to a fixture of the new-car buying experience. Where in 2000 only 1% of new cars had the technology, according to the ...

The turbocharger has brought significant improvements to automotive engines' output. In those engines, exhaust gas that leaves the cylinders after each combustion cycle is routed to the turbine, ...

Turbochargers are a fantastic way of boosting your engine's performance. But does a turbo also boost your car's MPG? The answer is more complicated than you may think. To understand turbos and their ...

Cale has spent the last year as a contributer for South Africa's leading motoring magazine, and writing for CARmag.co.za. After completing his Higher Certificate in Film at the SAE Institute, he ...

Rugved Koppiker is the kind of motoring enthusiast who doesn’t just write about motorcycles and cars—he lives them. A former marketing executive turned automotive journalist, he blends sharp ...

Alternators are spun by an engine to generate electricity to run everything from lights to seat heaters, but this puts more load on the engine, limiting power output and reducing fuel economy. Some ...

To understand the benefit of a turbo, we need a refresher on the basics of the combustion process. In any four-stroke combustion engine, the intake sucks clean air through the filtered intake and into ...