Posts Tagged ‘Turbo’

In the market for something Unique? Check out their auction online

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
We've covered the scandal involving Unique Performance from the very beginning, and it now looks as if this sordid tale finally might get a bookend. If the idea of scraping off 13 gallons of bondo doesn't scare you, maybe you'd be interested in bidding on one (or more) of the 44 leftover Mustang bod......

2008 Chevy Cobalt SS Sedan first look and pricing

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Click through to the source for more pictures of the Cobalt SS SedanChevy's Cobalt SS Coupe goes on sale soon, but the door count comes up short for some folks who would otherwise consider the turbo-fed modern-day Z24. Powered by the 2.0 liter turbocharged Ecotec four that does an uncanny impressio......

Detroit 2008: BMW’s twin-turbo 4.4L V8

Sunday, November 11th, 2007
BMW's twin-turbo 3.0L inline-six has been a rousing success, with nothing less than a Wards 10 Best Engines award sitting in its trophy case. The praise is understandable and well-deserved, as the engine uses a combination of forced induction and direct injection to serve up a torque curve that's fa......

Spy Shots: Fiat Abarth 500 SS

Thursday, November 8th, 2007
The hotrod version of Fiat's new 500 was snagged by photographers in frozen Scandinavia practicing its flick. Wearing a tape job, the Abarth 500 SS doesn't do a whole lot to disguise its body mods. The snout and rump have their details pretty well obscured, but the overall motif is discernible. The ......

Detroit 2008: BMW unwraps the production X6

Thursday, November 1st, 2007
click above to view more high-res images of the BMW X6Dropping the "concept" descriptor that it carried in Frankfurt, the BMW X6 was just revealed at the Detroit Auto Show in full production trim. Not surprisingly, it's almost identical to what we saw in Frankfurt, with a sharply-raked backlight an......

Teaser: Mercedes releases twin SL AMG roadsters

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
It's been a regular smorgasbord for fans of Mercedes roadsters over here, with this teaser shot of the upcoming facelifted flagship SL hitting the web just a few days after Benz revealed the updated version of the smaller SLK. But while the SLK was revealed first in "ordinary" guise, the image above......

Daimler wants to be one of the world’s largest turbo suppliers

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007
Daimler is apparently getting tired of sourcing its turbochargers from outside companies, so it's enacting a three- to five-year plan than will make it one of the top three producers of our favorite power-adder.The automaker currently gets about 50-percent of its turbos from IHI Charging Systems Int......

Twin turbos return to the next generation Audi S4?

Saturday, September 1st, 2007
There is awesomeness to the prefix "twin-turbo." It could be a Briggs & Stratton Vanguard engine (awesome in its own right) that you're talking about, but prepending any engine designation with the modifier "twin-turbo" can suck all of the air out of a room. Owners of lesser cars just nod in ack......

SEMA 2007: Nissan Altima Coupe Turbo

Friday, August 24th, 2007
click image above for high-res gallery of the Altima Coupe TurboWhile we're just beginning to see a few Altima Coupes around town, once sales begin to head northward we're expecting the new coupe to become one of the darlings of the aftermarket. The Altima Coupe's sleek lines coupled with Nissan's 3......

Support Toys for Tots, win a turbo Buick

Saturday, August 11th, 2007
It's getting to be that time of year again. The auto show circuit is kicking into gear and SEMA is looming on the horizon. That means the holidays are just around the corner, and Turbobuick.com certainly knows how to get into the spirit. The crew over there has put together a Toys for Tots charity d......