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Wards 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" automobile engines available in the U.S. market, that are selected by Wards AutoWorld magazine. The list was started in 1994 for model year 1995, and has been drawn every year since then, published at the end of the preceding year.
The reliable V8 engine is backed by Chevy’s 5-year/60,000-mile powertrain warranty. Honda CR-V This compact SUV is powered by a 190-hp turbocharged 1.5-liter 4-cylinder.
You’ve heard the hypothesis before: Turbocharged cars miss their advertised fuel-economy figures more often and by larger margins than naturally aspirated cars.
You can argue that tires are a car's foremost important safety and performance feature, but all the basic components are equally critical. If one fails, the vehicle becomes unusable and costs you...
1962: The first turbocharged production car engine was the Oldsmobile Turbo Jetfire used in the Oldsmobile Jetfire. [1] A Garrett AiResearch turbocharger with integral wastegate was used. [2] [3] [4] Power was significantly increased over the naturally aspirated engine, but reliability was poor and the production of this engine ceased in 1963.
EcoBoost is a series of turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engines produced by Ford and originally co-developed by FEV Inc. (now FEV North America Inc.). [6] EcoBoost engines are designed to deliver power and torque consistent with those of larger- displacement (cylinder volume) naturally aspirated engines , while achieving up to 20% ...
Ford F-150. Ford’s 3.5L EcoBoost V6 strikes a solid balance between power and fuel efficiency, but its standout feature is its reliability. Since its introduction in 2011, this twin-turbo engine ...
The 1968 Indianapolis 500 was the first to be won with a turbocharged engine, turbos winning on the fast oval track ever since. On twisty road race tracks, Porsche pioneered turbos in engines derived from the 1963 Porsche 911 which had an air-cooled flat six engine, just like the Chevrolet Corvair, but got turbocharged ten years later.