Latest TurboCharger Stories

- Honeywell turbocharger used in the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine powering Honda Amaze NEW DELHI, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Turbo Technologies, a global leader in automotive turbocharger development, has designed and built the turbocharger for the Honda Amaze, the most fuel-efficient car in India at 25.8 km per litre. The wastegate-type turbocharger supplied by Honeywell is used in the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine powering the highly anticipated Honda...

BorgWarner Will Build New Production Line and Engineering Center in Bradford, UK, and Establish Master's Degree Program at Local University AUBURN HILLS, Mich., May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) will provide its leading turbocharging technologies for Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR's) new family of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines, expected to launch in 2015. To support JLR's new Engine Manufacturing Centre near Wolverhampton, BorgWarner plans to expand on its existing...

Bill Jacobs Plainfield to Introduce Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel this Summer PLAINFIELD, Ill., May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- When the 2014 Chevy Cruze Turbo Diesel arrives at dealerships this summer, it will hold the title of highest gas mileage of any non-hybrid passenger car in the United States. While maintaining the performance familiar to Shorewood Chevy owners, the new diesel engine will help power the vehicle to an EPA-estimated 46 MPG. (Photo:...

BorgWarner Honored as Best Supplier of Advanced Turbocharging Technologies for Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans AUBURN HILLS, Mich., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- BorgWarner Turbo Systems received a Daimler Supplier Award 2012 during the Daimler Key Supplier Meeting held recently at the Mercedes-Benz Center in Stuttgart, Germany. As one of Daimler's 16 best suppliers, BorgWarner was honored in the Mercedes-Benz Cars and Vans-Powertrain category for outstanding performance in quality,...

Engine Production Expected To Begin In 2014 XUANCHENG, ANHUI, China and ALLEN PARK, Mich., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhongding Power and EcoMotors today announced the closing of a commercial agreement to produce the opoc(®) engine, a breakthrough technology that has the potential to be the world's cleanest, most efficient, lightweight, and lowest cost internal combustion engine. One of the largest automotive component conglomerates in China, Zhongding will finance and construct...

TAMPERE, Finland, April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Where there is industry, there is a need for compressed air. Production of compressed air is responsible for at least 10% of all industrial energy consumption. Tamturbo, based in Tampere, Finland, is determined to change that figure together with the leading global compressor manufacturers. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130402/606889 ) If simplicity is beautiful, the new gearless Tamturbo...

Unveiling of Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel at Chicago Auto Show Highlights American Automakers' Renewed Production of Diesel Vehicles CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The new 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel passenger car unveiled this morning at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show is a bold statement about the future for clean diesel cars in the U.S, said Allen Schaeffer, the Executive Director of the Diesel Technology Forum. (Logo:...

CHICAGO, Feb. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Turbocharging helps deliver segment-leading 148 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque with estimated 42 mpg highway $25,695 MSRP includes destination and two-year maintenance plan Chevrolet is entering the U.S. and Canadian diesel car markets this summer with a 2.0L turbo-diesel version of its hottest-selling sedan, the Cruze, featuring the cleanest diesel passenger car engine General Motors has ever produced. Clean diesels generate at least...

Fuel Economy, Acceleration No Better than in Conventional Powertrains YONKERS, N.Y., Feb. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although small turbocharged engines are marketed as delivering the power of a large engine, with the fuel economy of a smaller one, Consumer Reports tests have found that they often fall short of expectations. Many turbocharged cars tested by CR have slower acceleration and no better fuel economy than the models with bigger conventional engines. "While these...

WILMERDING, Pa., Feb. 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB) has acquired Napier Turbochargers Ltd., a UK-based provider of turbochargers and related parts for the worldwide power generation and marine markets. Napier has annual sales of about $55 million. Wabtec expects the transaction to be accretive in the first year. Based in Lincoln, England, Napier designs and manufactures turbochargers for high horsepower engines used mainly in generator sets. The company...