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Ferrari’s turbo work hinges on reduced turbo lag

Turbocharging is a great way to improve engine performance without sacrificing too much in the way of fuel economy, but use of turbos does have one major downfall – turbo lag ... Ferrari is considering the use of turbos to combat rising fuel economy regulations, but the Italian automaker won’t release a turbocharged car until [ ... ] ...

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SEMA 2009: 425 horsepower Jay Leno Camaro

Ford may have EcoBoost, but General Motors has beaten the Blue Oval to the twin-turbo pony car punch, unveiling the Jay Leno Chevrolet Camaro earlier today at the 2009 SEMA Show in Las Vegas ... Motivated by the same 3.6L direct injected V6 you’d find under the hood of the Chevrolet Camaro LS or LT, [ ... ] ...

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New Details Emerge For 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLK

Like a compact SL, the next-gen SLK will be brawnier and more masculine in its appearance than the current SLK, but it will also offer a bit more bite to back up the bark. New tidbits out today hint that the next-gen SLK may end up being one of the most interesting cars in Mercedes-Benz's lineup ... With a 300-350-horsepower twin-turbo ...

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2010 Porsche 911 Turbo Video

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Toyota: FT-86 Will Be ‘Best in the World’ for Drifting

Toyota: FT-86 Will Be ‘Best in the World’ for Drifting ... Celica Name May Be Revived for Production Model; Turbo, Cabrio Versions Being Considered ... Amid repeated promises from new president Akio Toyoda that it will start making exciting cars to pull itself out of its slump, Toyota officially unveiled the FT-86 concept edition of its 2012 “affordable” compact rear-drive sport coupe at the 2009 Tokyo

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2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT Full Test and Video

all-wheel-drive 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5GT has been stretched out to the dimensions of a sizable sedan, but does its 265-hp 2.5-liter turbo give it the spirit of a WRX? ...

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Chevy C6 Corvette gets MPG, Horsepower Boost courtesy of Neohydro

Neohydro technologies has created a new twin turbo system for the C6 Corvette called the “Green Interactive Hybrid System.” ...

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Turbo Four for BMW Z4

Turbo Four for BMW Z4 ... But Will There Be an M? Engine Also Slated for 1 Series M Car ... BMW is seriously considering launching its new turbocharged four-cylinder engine in the Z4 sports car, Motor Trend has learned, even after M Division chief Ludwig Willisch said before retiring last summer that the engine was designed for a 1 Series M.inline_mediumwraptextright26606794/future/spied_vehicles/convertibles/112_0912_bmw_z4_turbo_enginebmw-z4-m-sport-front-three-quarter-2.jpgTrue ... Photo

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2012 Ford Shelby gets double the Turbo V8 Engine

Spies have caught a pack of “Coyote” powered Ford F-150 pickups undergoing hot-weather testing ...

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SEMA preview: GReddy X-Gen Street Hyundai Genesis Coupe

The 3.8L V6 model of the Hyundai Genesis Coupe may be the hottest version of the coupe straight out of the box, but GReddy has developed a new range performance parts to turn the 2.0L turbo model from an also-ran to king of the hill ... GReddy Performance Parts has teamed with Hyundai to create [ ... ] ...

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