Turbocharged motorcycles come with baggage. Anyone who remembers the early 1980s can picture the bold graphics and the promise of easy speed, followed by the reality: heat, lag, complexity, and price.

The turbocharger is, at its core, an elegant piece of engineering. Two interconnected fans: one is spun by the force of an engine’s exhaust flowing over it, a motion that is then transferred to the ...

The Pontiac 301 Turbo engine was available in the 1980 and 1981 Pontiac Firebirds. While most were installed in the Trans Am, some can be found in the Firebird Formula. The 301 Turbo engine story is ...

The best things in life come in pairs - and so does turbocharging. Two decades after the first turbocharged car, the Oldsmobile Jetfire, Maserati debuted an engine with two turbochargers, which gave ...

Nissan wowed the automotive world when it introduced its Variable Compression (VC) Turbo technology in 2016. The innovative engine advancement, which essentially was capable of on-the-fly compression ...

Subaru and flat, or "boxer" engines are practically synonymous with one another. Beyond the Japanese automaker and Porsche, no other major manufacturer regularly utilizes flat engine configurations ...