Porsche has filed a patent for a new kind of turbocharger, and it is something worth patenting. The new patent shows a few drawings of how the system is imagined to operate, and it is different from ...
Decades ago, turbochargers used to be special, almost mythical. If you had a turbocharged version of a car that typically didn't have a turbo, you had some real street cred, especially if you ...
Turbochargers are also prone to something called turbo lag, which is basically a delay in operation from throttle input to ...
Porsche has already broken the four-figure power output barrier with the Taycan Turbo GT. But for the new Cayenne Turbo Electric, it found a little extra, with a maximum system peak output of 1139 ...
Who would have thought that the flagship specification for the all-new 2025 Porsche Macan Electric would be such a wild animal? As things stand right now, there are very few SUVs on the road capable ...
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 ...
Now more than ever, automotive engineers have to chase efficiency wherever they can. In an internal-combustion engine, a turbocharger is a great way to boost power and efficiency for an engine of a ...
Mercedes-AMG's C43 has been a popular model for the brand since it was introduced a couple of years ago, and on paper, it's easy to see why. It offers a meaningful performance increase over a non-AMG ...
Porsche has revealed the all-electric Cayenne SUV. The car has a pair of electric motors, up to 400 kW charging and a range of up to 398 miles. In Turbo form it produces over 1,000 horsepower and can ...
The McLaren P1 arrived at a moment when “hybrid” still sounded like a synonym for “Prius,” yet it treated electricity as ...
Porsche’s latest Carrera GTS is the firm’s first road-legal 911 hybrid. I’ve included a video presentation below by the chief engineer so you can see what we see. Expect to see them in late summer or ...
Yamaha has filed a patent application for the use of an electric turbo on what appears to be one of its CP3 three-cylinder engine motorcycles. If it comes into production, this could result in an ...