A turbocharged setup remains one of the most accessible and cost-effective ways to unlock serious performance gains. Once considered the realm of dark arts in forced induction, turbos have become a ...

Turbocharged engines have come a long way since the fragile days of early forced induction, when the American-made Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire became the first to add this form of forced induction onto ...

A stock-based GM 4.3L V6 shocks the dyno with 1,400 horsepower at 33 PSI, proving this twin-turbo truck engine is far stronger than expected.

Editor’s Note: Jamie Meyer worked at General Motors from 2006 through 2020 in its performance parts division, first called GM Performance Parts, before changing to its current moniker of Chevrolet ...

Daud Gonzalez is a lifelong car enthusiast and automotive writer with a specialty in modified and race-ready rides. He spends most of his time modifying his cars and ruining them in the process. He is ...

Alex Taylor, the accomplished drag racer and former co-host of Hot Rod TV, makes running 6s at 200-plus mph look easy. With the support of her father Dennis, the father-daughter team have made their ...

Although Subaru didn't invent flat engines, and isn't the only automaker still using them, those motors have become a defining characteristic of the brand. (The same can be said for all-wheel drive, ...

What do you do when a rear-mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive French hot hatch just isn’t quirky enough? You give it two extra wheels, that’s what. A French man named Christian de Léotard did just that in ...

About a decade after Rudolf Diesel came out with the namesake engine, someone had the great idea to stick a turbocharger onto the diesel engine, creating the turbo diesel. As it turned out, the ...

Peter earned a Bachelor of Archeology and Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and has since joined his love of driving and riding with storytelling. His voice is full of southern ...