Supercharged


Lotus begins offering supercharger kits for all NA Elises and Exiges

Anyone who's picked up a Lotus Elise or Exige before the kids from Hethel began offering a factory supercharged engine, help is at hand. Drivers of normally aspirated Lotuses can now get a factory style blower kit from Lotus Cars USA. The system is completely emissions certified, warrantied and legal in all 50 states, and includes higher flow injectors, a supercharger with integrated intake manifold and new ECU calibrations. Any authorized Lotus dealer can sell and install the kit that bumps the output of the 1.8-liter Toyota engine from ... Read more →

Jaguar reveals all-new XF Supercharged model for North America Damon Lavrinc

When Jaguar dropped the supercharged 4.2-liter V8 XF for the 2010 model year, it left a sizable hole in its line-up between the all-new, 385 hp 5.0-liter V8 model and the 510 hp, M5-hunting XFR. ...

Detroit 2009: White Lightning - Jaguar shows 510 bhp XKRs [w/VIDEO] Chris Paukert

Emerging from Jaguar's press conference yesterday from a cloud of manufactured smoke and amidst the too-loud blare of the Gallagher Brothers were the stonking new XKR Coupe and Convertible. While ...

Spy Shots: Jaguar XF-R bares more teeth Jonathon Ramsey

The Jaguar XF-R has doffed a little more of its mask, and now we can clearly see the copious amounts of black mesh that will fill in the front air dam's side vents, replacing the aluminum strips there ...

Paris 2008: Audi S4 sedan and Avant, 333 hp of fun! Sam Abuelsamid

Now that Audi has begun production and sales of the new A4 sedan and wagon, it's time to start rounding out the lineup. At next week's Paris Motor Show the next generation S4 will debut and marks ...

High gas prices mean more superchargers. We're okay with that 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for more shots of the GM LSA V8 and its Eaton supercharger The ongoing debate between the supercharger camp and the turbo boys isn't likely to die along with large, fuel-thirsty performance engines. In fact, Eaton believes that the market for both power-boosters will continue to grow at ...

Audi RS4 to get supercharged V6, R8 V10 to remain NA 1 year ago on Autoblog

CAR sat down with a "high-placed Audi source" at the European launch of the Q5 and was able to pry out a few details about the automaker's future products. To begin with, the next RS4 will use a retuned version of the supercharged, 3.0-liter V6 due to be fitted on the next S4. Audi's unnamed ...

Paris Preview: Audi to unveil supercharged S4 1 year ago on Autoblog

We knew that the new Audi S4 was due to be unveiled within the next six months, but CAR was able to confirm that the supercharged sled will make an official appearance at the Paris Motor Show this September. As previously reported, the new S4 will ditch its 4.2-liter V8 in favor of a new ...

Spy Shots: Jaguar XFR getting ready to bite 1 year ago on Autoblog

In nature, only the lion and tiger are bigger cats than the jaguar, and the spotted feline is quite the predator, as prey learns when the cat's fangs penetrate their skulls. The wild jaguar is also diminishing in number. When you think about it, you can draw a parallel between the beast and the ...

Detroit 2008: Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 - supercharged LS9 cutaway display 1 year ago on Autoblog

Yea, we know - the automotive press has featured a whole bunch of Corvette ZR1 content lately (including us!), and readers are probably getting a bit tired. However, we figure that a cutaway of the mighty supercharged LS9 should be interesting enough to justify yet another post on the revived King ...

Detroit 2008: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V unveiling w/ live shots 1 year ago on Autoblog

Update: Video of the CTS-V live reveal are available after the jump. Click the photo above for a gallery of live shots If you look at the picture above, you can easily imagine Maximum Bob shouting, "I told you folks that it'd be <bleeping> spectacular!" Those of course were not his exact ...

G-Power Hurricane M5 claims mantle as fastest BMW with 730HP 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above to view more high-res images o fhte G-Power Hurricane M5 Coaxing more power from an engine as finely-tuned as BMW M-division's 500-horsepower V10 is no easy task. But that didn't stop German aftermarket tuner G-Power, which managed to get total power output up to a staggering 730 hp ...

Land Rover introduces 2008 Range Rover Westminster 1 year ago on Autoblog

The Range Rover has long been known as one of the best off-road vehicles on the planet, and it goes about its dirty business in class and style, if not snobbery. The current Rangey isn't getting any younger, so to keep its top dog fresh, Land Rover is offering North Americans 500 of its new ...

VIDEO: 0-60 mag gets first crack at Corvette ZR1 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above image to view video Our reaction to the official press shot of the Corvette ZR1 was a little guarded. The bright blue car that accompanied the lifting of the embargo left us thinking a bit more about Hot Import Nights than we were comfortable with. 0-60 Magazine recently had a photo ...

Twin turbos return to the next generation Audi S4? 2 years ago on Autoblog

There is awesomeness to the prefix "twin-turbo." It could be a Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine (awesome in its own right) that you're talking about, but prepending any engine designation with the modifier "twin-turbo" can suck all of the air out of a room. Owners of lesser cars just nod in ...

HAMANN Range Rover Sport Conquerer ready to pillage the suburbs 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click image for gallery HAMANN, which has yet to find a car or truck it's not willing to make faster, look wilder, and fit scissor doors to, has turned its attention to the Range Rover Sport. And while Lambo doors are (thankfully) left off here, the rest of the HAMANN formula is applied. The result ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Range Rover Supercharged 2 years ago on Autoblog

"You took a $95,000 vehicle off-road?" asked a fellow Autoblogger as we shared some of our latest exploits with media vehicles. His question made it sound like I'd done something impressive with the Range Rover Supercharged, but it wasn't much more than gingerly tiptoeing this big British beast ...

Small changes for big Range Rover in 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to view our high-resolution image gallery. It's had a lot of challengers, and to stay at the top, Land Rover has been rolling out consistent updates to its flagship Range Rover model. Last year it was the upgraded engines: the 305-hp 4.4-liter V8 and the supercharged 400-hp ...

In the Autoblog Garage: 2007 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the photo above for our photo gallery of the 2007 Ford F-150 Harley-Davidson Ah, how we miss Ford's second-generation Lightning. By infusing an F-150 with 380 HP of supercharged 5.4L fury and selecting suspension components that were up to the task of harnessing such power, the Special ...

Land Rover marketing causes anxiety in UK amid terror threats 2 years ago on Autoblog

Last month we told you about Land Rover's disaster marketing campaign. This month the story out of Solihull is instead a bit of a marketing disaster. The company sent "a slim box with a flashing green light," with text that read "it's fully charged" to a list of potential customers, to promote the ...

Australia: TRD Aurion engine exceeds performance targets 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click for gallery of the TRD Aurion It's no secret that in Australia, the cars seem to, well, rock. You've got the Holden Commodores, the Ford Falcons, the rodded-up stuff from HSV and FPV, a dizzying selection of Utes, and a fair amount of imported goodies from Europe and Japan. While we make do ...

Spy Shot: Cadillac CTS-V engine bay 2 years ago on Autoblog

click image above to enlarge Don't get excited, as this shot of the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V's open engine bay reveals next to nothing. What we can see is a beefy cross brace that looks to be the tallest component of the engine. The crossbrace is probably what's necessitated the hood bulge we've seen in ...

Autoblog Podcast #68 2 years ago on Autoblog

Getting back in the groove, we bring you Autoblog Podcast #68. Starting us off is the battle of the inside sources, where we debate which GM mole is correct about the CTS-V. One rumor has the hottest little Caddy getting the Blue Devil's 600-horsepower 6.0L V8. The competing theory is that there'll ...

Road & Track rumormill: Mazda RX-7 development underway 2 years ago on Autoblog

When the newest issue of Road & Track arrived in our mailbox, we were impressed that the 60th anniversary issue was sport compactalicious. The cover sports the new Mitsubishi EVO X alongside a photochopped '08 Impreza STI, and the inevitable shootout consists of the Civic Si, MazdaSpeed3, MINI ...

White Fang: Novitec's 656-hp F430 Evoluzione 2 years ago on Autoblog

Nobody defines the terms "wretched excess" and "gilding the lily" quite like Novitec. Whereas countless other aftermarket tuners make their mark by transforming ordinary road cars into fire-breathing monsters, Novitec starts with the already-hottest-performing cars to grace black asphalt and then ...

New York Auto Show: Chip gives us the scoop on his upcoming Foose F-150 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click the image above to view the Autoblog Chip Foose interview Questions remained surrounding the Ford Chip Foose F-150, so we set out in search of answers and found ourselves speaking to the man whose name appears on the truck. A couple of questions and a Chip riff or two later, here's what we ...

New York Auto Show: Ford Chip Foose F-150, in the flesh 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to see 38 desktop wallpaper-sized pics of the Foose F-150 Ford currently lacks a high-performance truck offering, and Chip Foose's relationship with the Dearborn manufacturer has strengthened in recent months. The combination of these two elements are seemingly all that was ...

Rapom V8 bike produces 1,200 horsepower and loose bowels 2 years ago on Autoblog

What to do with that spare Mopar big block you've got left over from your monster truck project? Why, let's build a motorcycle! We're not using our arms that much, anyway, so we might as well just tear 'em right out of the sockets; it's not like we perform manual labor, we're keyboard jockeys. ...

Jaguar adding second supercharger to XF lineup 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image to view high-resolution gallery of the Jaguar C-XF Concept Jaguar is all about tradition, which is one reason why its now the black sheep of Ford's Premier Automotive Group, having never even come close to turning a profit while under Blue Oval ownership. Clearly it's time for a ...

RR of the Day - 1995 Buick Riviera 3 years ago on Autoblog

Flickr member cmanmt got us all excited when he submitted pix of his 1995 Buick Riviera. These are pretty, luxurious and quick. 1995 was the first year of this bodystyle, and it set the media atwitter when it debuted. GM went out on a limb with the the 1995 Riviera's styling. The ...

RR of the Day - 1990 Volkswagen Corrado G60 3 years ago on Autoblog

Where have all the Corrados gone? They debuted in 1990 here in the US and instantly earned a place on many a teenage boy's "must have someday" list. Volkswagen's profit was in the toilet in the early 1990s, and the Corrado was heavier and more expensive than its' beloved Scirocco forebear, and ...

Autoblog tours ROUSH Performance Products 3 years ago on Autoblog

We were sad to see our time with the ROUSH 427R come to an end, but all the crying, whining, and pouting that we engaged in after turning over the keys paid off when ROUSH Performance Products offered to give us a tour of its massive facility. Actually, to be precise, the sprawling complex that ...

GT500 owners can push 700 HP with new ROUSHcharger 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Ford GT500 is now the Blue Oval's halo sports car since the GT has driven off into the sunset. It's also the least expensive way to put 500 horsepower from the factory in your garage. Since you saved all that money going for the GT500 instead of the Porsche, Ferrari, or Chevy Corvette Z06, you ...

In the Autoblog Garage: ROUSH 427R 3 years ago on Autoblog

Needless to say, ROUSH Performance Products didn't need to ask twice when it offered to put its recently-introduced 427R in the Autoblog Garage for a week. We immediately caught the next ride to Livonia, MI to grab the keys, and did our best impression of respectable journalists. The facade of ...

Spy Shots: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V 3 years ago on Autoblog

The new CTS looks killer if recent spy shots are anything to go by. These shots show what appears to be the next generation CTS-V undergoing testing, as evident by the wide tires and performance wheels, larger exhaust tips, and most conspicuously, the bubble protruding from the mule's hood that we ...

Autodelta Alfa Brera 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Alfa Romeo Brera is quite possibly the most beautiful car on the market, but reviews have lamented the lack of "go" to accompany the "show". Alfa tuners extraordinaire Autodelta have answered the call with the Autodelta Brera J5 3.2 C. The first Autodelta based on the new generation of Alfas ...

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Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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