As legislation continues to tighten, the need to improve efficiency and performance means that turbocharging alone is no longer sufficient for some high powered vehicles. Instead electric boosters are a new technology being utilised to maintain high response rates at low engine speeds.

Okumaya devam et “What is Electric Turbocharging?”

Ten years ago who would have thought the naturally aspirated engine would be considered as a niche market? Today, turbocharging is the dominant technology and it is now common place for diesel engines to contain one, two or even three turbochargers. Even the advocates for natural aspiration, such as Ferrari, have had to admit defeat and adopt turbocharging into their new supercar designs. So why have vehicle manufacturers lost their passion for naturally aspirated engines?

Okumaya devam et “End of the road for natural aspiration?”

Ford is set to help increase efficiency of its 1 Litre, three-cylinder turbocharged gasoline engine by 60%, as they develop cylinder deactivation technology.

[Source: Automotive Engineer, June 2015]

Okumaya devam et “Ford raises EcoBoost efficiency”

Diesel engine manufacturers are under pressure to reduce fine particulate emissions in Europe since the introduction of the new Euro 6 directive. Earlier this year, Bosch announced they had designed a new boost recuperation system to reduce NOx emissions at the point of combustion.

[Source: Engine Technology International, October 2015]

 

Okumaya devam et “Hybrid system aims to cut NOx”

Honda has announced that two all-new downsized turbo gasoline engines will be coming to Europe with the next-generation Civic.

[Source: Engine Technology International, July 2015]

Okumaya devam et “Downsized turbos for Honda Civic”