It doesn’t matter if you drive a GM, Ford, or Ram diesel truck—if it was built after 1993, it has a turbocharger under the hood. If you’re currently driving one of the new-generation clean-diesel ...
Turbochargers are wonderful things, taking waste energy and using it to help an engine to produce more power. The variable-geometry turbocharger is an advanced version of this technology, which brings ...
Diesel engines need two things to make power: air and fuel. We know that's grossly oversimplified, but it's true. If you increase the engine's ability to ingest air, you can add more fuel and thus ...
However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend. Instead, their evolution takes the form of an S-shaped curve that reflects their typical lifecycle from early ...
General Motors has just been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark office for a two stage turbo setup with variable geometry in an internal ...
The launch of its new VNR truck was the talk of the TMC Annual Meeting in Nashville March 10-13. But Volvo Trucks North America also took the opportunity to take the wraps off a brand-new diesel ...
2007 - PACE Award Winner Porsche AG with BorgWarner Turbo and Emissions Systems GmbH What: The BorgWarner Turbo and Emissions Systems Gasoline Turbocharger with Variable Turbine Geometry Judge's ...
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The perfect turbocharger? Porsche did it first

The Porsche 911 Turbo was the first gas car to use variable geometry turbos! How Porsche perfected turbochargers: the Porsche 911 Turbo did it first! Variable geometry turbos were first used on diesel ...
Porsche brought the world's first turbocharged series sportscar to the 1974 Paris Motor Show, the 911 Turbo, type 930. Porsche is a leader in turbo technology, which increases engine efficiency and ...