Superchargers have been used in commercial cars for over 100 years, ever since Mercedes first put one in their production car in 1923. They were initially used in aircraft, but superchargers have a ...

Looking at all the incredible machines roaming our roads these days you’d be inclined to believe it can’t get better than this when it comes to the combustion engines they use. But if you ask a crew ...

While they were once rare powerplants, cars with forced-induction engines are now available all across the automotive industry. Forced induction cars that use turbocharging or supercharging (there's a ...

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At the moment, the name LiquidPiston may not mean all that much in this world, but chances are that will change very soon. That's because the Connecticut-based company has set out to effectively ...

Davies Elabha is a dedicated automotive journalist who blends technical expertise with a lifelong passion for cars. With over 200+ articles published across multiple media outlets, Davies specializes ...

Brian is a published author who has been writing professionally for a decade in politics and entertainment, but found his calling covering the automotive industry. His love of cars started at an early ...

Diesel engines are renowned for their ruggedness, torque-heavy power, and workhorse dependability — not exactly the characteristics linked to high-revving, supercharged excitement. But in a world ...

For a rare few tuned car owners out there, superchargers act as an X factor, giving them a significant amount of thrust and raw power when the need arises. Whether on a track or zooming down the ...

From a distance, superchargers and turbochargers can seem similar — so why are turbochargers so much more efficient?

Although GM is dead set on transitioning to all-electric powertrains, with plans to eliminate tailpipe emissions from its light-duty vehicle lineup by 2035, The General isn’t abandoning internal ...