Turbocharged engines may seem like a modern invention, but the progenitors of internal combustion engines have been finding ways to boost the power output of their fossil fuel-burning creations.

November 18, 2005 The turbo-charger , which has dominated the development of the internal combustion engine for the last 30 years, turned 100 years old this week. On 16 November 1905 Swiss engineer Dr ...

Turbochargers are wonderful things, taking waste energy and using it to help an engine to produce more power. The variable-geometry turbocharger is an advanced version of this technology, which brings ...

A 1.6-liter V6 turbo revving at 15,000 rpm with unlimited boost that turns small drops of fuel into 600 horsepower aided by an electrical system that pumps out another 160 electron-charged horses.

Michal studies Automotive Journalism at Coventry University in the UK, and has been writing for CarBuzz since March 2025. He was nominated for student culture piece of the year recently and has been ...