In our “The Truth about Twin Turbos,” (July ’10) article, we showed you what it took to design, fabricate, and bolt on a race-proven compound-turbo setup to an LB7 Duramax. That kit replaced both ...
BMW began production of a quad-turbo diesel engine in 2016. Unfortunately, it ended production due to complicated engineering ...
The EPA has an exact tally of the number of diesel-powered vehicles currently offered in the U.S., and all 43 diesel-powered cars and trucks on that list are turbocharged. “Turbodiesel” is the popular ...
Back in 2012, BMW introduced the M550d and M50d versions of the 5 Series, X5, and X6. The N57 diesel in those models had a tri-turbo setup for tons of torque, translating to brisk acceleration off the ...
Diesel passenger cars have never been a big thing in the US. Thanks to relatively cheap gas and plenty of affordable cars, fuel-sipping diesel sedans just didn't interest us as much as they did ...
Even with the broader auto industry making moves to go full EV, we here at GM Authority still have lots of love for all the flavors of internal combustion, whether its gasoline or diesel, supercharged ...
German automakers have had their horsepower wars, and it slowly led to a battle of multi-turbo diesel engines. In 2016, BMW and Audi have become leaders when we talk about power figures for diesel ...