Since arriving 16 years ago, the Ford Raptor engine lineup has shifted from displacement to turbocharging and back again with supercharged power. The original F-150 Raptor was the world's first mass ...

The twin-turbo V8 has become the preferred engine configuration for high-performance cars, offering a balance of power, ...

While some combustion-powered vehicles employ exhaust-driven or electric turbochargers to provide forced induction for a power boost, and others use an engine-driven or electric supercharger, the ...

Where did all the superchargers go? The supercharged engine, with its signature whine, is a rarity in today's new-vehicle marketplace. Today's shoppers are familiar with turbocharged engines available ...

There was a time when the word "turbo" meant one thing: performance. If a car had a TURBO badge on it in the 1980s, somebody ...

Superchargers and turbochargers are nothing new in the automotive industry. Superchargers on car engines date to at least 1896 when Rudolf Diesel filed a patent for using one with his eponymous engine ...

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 ...

Ford Motor Co. is supercharging its F-150 and Mustang offerings for customers. The Blue Oval joined the aftermarket horsepower wars this week by offering a factory-installed Whipple Supercharger Kit ...

Hot rodders have a habit of looking everywhere for lost power except in the most obvious place. ECM tuning, fueling mechanics (injectors/pump), spark plugs, weather, and even the dyno itself typically ...

Using compressed air as a power adder (supercharger) is in vogue again! Younger readers may be wondering what we mean by this and argue that forcing super-cold, highly pressurized air into an engine’s ...

With a Master's degree in English Literature and six years of writing experience, Aayush has been contributing to TopSpeed for over two years. Since 95% of his personality is motorcycles, he goes ...