Andreas Preuninger, the head of Porsche’s GT division, owns a 2012 Ram 1500 long-box. He mostly uses it to haul his motorcycles. It apparently won’t fit in his parking spot at work. It’s a far cry from the lightweight, track-focused 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 RS that was revealed this month at the Geneva Motor Show, […]
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Engines with Small, Individual Turbos for Each Cylinder Could Revolutionize Downsizing
– From the October 2017 issue – Downsized turbocharged engines have become a cornerstone in the car industry’s effort to increase fuel economy. And as CAFE standards push us toward a 54.5-mpg fleet average, engines are bound to get even smaller and turbo boost even higher. Such radically downsized engines can be strong at full […]
Turbo’s double shocker
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This Diesel-Powered BMW M550d Has As Many Turbos As a Bugatti
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This Diesel-Powered BMW M550d Has As Many Turbos As a Bugatti
– BMW has concocted a recipe that will have many car enthusiasts salivating: a diesel-powered, nearly 400-hp, all-wheel-drive, quad-turbocharged 5-series that is available as a wagon. It’s called the M550d xDrive, and it joins the V-8–powered M550i as the second M Performance model in the new seventh-generation 5-series lineup. At least it does in Europe, where […]
