Superchargers and turbochargers both serve to increase an engine’s power by forcing a larger air-fuel mixture into the engine than it would normally get, but they go about it in different ways. A ...

There are two relatively simple options to boost (pun intended) horsepower in a vehicle: superchargers and turbochargers. But, which is better? Once again, Jason Fenske of Engineering Explained is ...

Turbochargers are everywhere. In fact, just about every automaker offers turbocharged engines. But just how do these little performance enhancers work, and why are they becoming so popular?

The ever-growing need to make smaller, more efficient engines has forced car manufacturers to rethink the traditional turbos and superchargers. On road cars, the traditional way to get more power out ...

Perhaps you saw the news last week about an experimental engine under development at Volvo. It’s a 2.0-liter gasoline-powered four-cylinder that cranks out an amazing 450 horsepower. At 225 horsepower ...

Historically roots superchargers have been used to take big-inch V-8s to the next level of performance. And in recent years automakers have jumped on the bandwagon with the increased use of roots ...

Toyota is working on a forced induction system that has an electric supercharger and a turbocharger. We know Toyota has been developing electric superchargers from a previous patent application for a ...

The classic hot-rod notion suggests there's no replacement for displacement. Detroit realized this in the early '70s as everyone except AMC, who made smaller cars, had an engine well over 400 cubic ...

OK, everybody knows a Dodge Hellcat, be it Challenger or Charger (it's a Challenger, in this case), has a supercharged V8 engine, but a twin-turbo Mustang? How does that fly? The Ford Mustang range ...