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VIDEO: Ford Powertrain Director talks EcoBoost

Autoblog talks EcoBoost with Ford Powertrain Direc Turbocharging has long been associated with performance, but the 103-year-old technology is also very efficient. A small displacement gasoline engine with a turbocharger can equal or out-perform similarly sized naturally aspirated motors while also saving fuel. Europe is all over turbo engines for everything from high-performance Porsches to family wagons, but here in the States, force-fed engines are mainly sold in low volume sports cars. Ford intends to jump into the turbocharging arena in ... Read more →

Chevy prices Cobalt SS Coupe from $22,995 Chris Shunk

Click above for more new images of the 2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Coupe GM has promised us that it would no longer abuse the SS name, and one of the first examples of that pledge is the Cobalt SS. The ...

Daimler wants to be one of the world's largest turbo suppliers Damon Lavrinc

Daimler is apparently getting tired of sourcing its turbochargers from outside companies, so it's enacting a three- to five-year plan than will make it one of the top three producers of our favorite ...

RR of the Day: 2005 Dodge SRT-4 ACR Edition Damon Lavrinc

The Dodge Neon SRT-4 is the embodiment of domestic compact performance. Take a 2.4-liter inline-four, boost the Hell out of it, send all the power to the front wheels and watch the BFG G-Force KDWs ...

Turbos coming back to F1 in 2011? Damon Lavrinc

Way back in the era known as the '80s, Formula One cars outfitted with turbos were making upwards of 1,500 HP, from engines as small as 1.5-liters. As time wore on and power went up accordingly, ...






Autoblog Podcast #154: Gobbling up the News

Chris, Sam, and Dan kick out a podcast just in time for the long holiday drive.

 
 

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