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Now, it may be wrong to dedicate an entire post to talking about a car’s engine note, but when the engine in question is a five-cylinder turbocharged affair, it all sounds clear. Audi has a tradition of making five-pots, which it has used in a variety of road and racing cars, with or without turbocharging.
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- Audi 1.8-liter Turbo-swapped Vw Rabbit Mk1 Gti Is A Rewarding Handful
The VW Golf GTI or Rabbit GTI Mk1 as it was known in the US had 90 hp, and even if it was a relatively light car, it really sounds pathetic compared to a modern performance hatch. Thankfully, there’s room under the hood to plop in a 220 hp Audi...
- Fia To Launch Formula E All-electric Car Racing Championship In 2014
Until recently, using anything other than a gasoline-powered engine in a racing car was not an option. Audi changed that in 2006 with its Le Mans-winning, diesel-powered R10 TDI, Peugeot followed suit with the 908 HDi FAP, and suddenly race viewers...
- Lamborghini Ceo Says No To Turbo Engines - At Least Until The End Of This Decade
Turbocharging and direct-injection technology are the latest fads when it comes to petrol engines in the auto industry. While not a pioneer, the Volkswagen Group did its part to bring turbocharging to the masses beginning from the 1990s and its 1.8-liter...
- Bmw To Turbocharge Its Entire Lineup Of 4-cylinder Gasoline Engines
Citing inside sources from BMW, British magazine Autocar is reporting that all of the Bavarian automaker's future four-cylinder engines will benefit from turbocharging technology. This includes all four-pots with outputs up to 245 horsepower, with...
- Bmw Rolls Out All-new 2.0-liter Turbocharged Four-cylinder Gasoline Engine With 245hp, Debuts On X1
[Updated] It's finally here; BMW has unveiled its long-rumored four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine which makes its world premiere on the X1 xDrive28. The four-banger essentially replaces the firm's classic naturally aspirated 3.0-liter...
Cars
Audi TT Clubsport Turbo Concept’s Force-Fed Five-Pot Sounds Delicious
Now, it may be wrong to dedicate an entire post to talking about a car’s engine note, but when the engine in question is a five-cylinder turbocharged affair, it all sounds clear. Audi has a tradition of making five-pots, which it has used in a variety of road and racing cars, with or without turbocharging.
Read more »
- Audi 1.8-liter Turbo-swapped Vw Rabbit Mk1 Gti Is A Rewarding Handful
The VW Golf GTI or Rabbit GTI Mk1 as it was known in the US had 90 hp, and even if it was a relatively light car, it really sounds pathetic compared to a modern performance hatch. Thankfully, there’s room under the hood to plop in a 220 hp Audi...
- Fia To Launch Formula E All-electric Car Racing Championship In 2014
Until recently, using anything other than a gasoline-powered engine in a racing car was not an option. Audi changed that in 2006 with its Le Mans-winning, diesel-powered R10 TDI, Peugeot followed suit with the 908 HDi FAP, and suddenly race viewers...
- Lamborghini Ceo Says No To Turbo Engines - At Least Until The End Of This Decade
Turbocharging and direct-injection technology are the latest fads when it comes to petrol engines in the auto industry. While not a pioneer, the Volkswagen Group did its part to bring turbocharging to the masses beginning from the 1990s and its 1.8-liter...
- Bmw To Turbocharge Its Entire Lineup Of 4-cylinder Gasoline Engines
Citing inside sources from BMW, British magazine Autocar is reporting that all of the Bavarian automaker's future four-cylinder engines will benefit from turbocharging technology. This includes all four-pots with outputs up to 245 horsepower, with...
- Bmw Rolls Out All-new 2.0-liter Turbocharged Four-cylinder Gasoline Engine With 245hp, Debuts On X1
[Updated] It's finally here; BMW has unveiled its long-rumored four-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine which makes its world premiere on the X1 xDrive28. The four-banger essentially replaces the firm's classic naturally aspirated 3.0-liter...