Governments across the globe and segments of the automotive industry alike are tolling the bell for internal combustion engines.

Key industry players, such as General Motors, Continental, and Honda, believe electricity to be the propulsion method of the (near) future, whereas others like Lamborghini and Mazda, think that internal combustion will remain viable for some time.

So whilst electric vehicles appear to be the future for most drivers, these technologies may keep fossil-fuelled cars on the road.

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When it comes to Turbocharged engines, there is that one thing that comes associated with it, just like bread and butter – Turbo lag.

You might have experienced a short delay in power delivery when you floor a turbo car (predominantly a diesel) hard. This is the reason why some automotive enthusiasts prefer a naturally aspirated engine over a turbocharged engine.

Volvo PowerPulse prevents turbo lag. The patented system is present in Volvo’s D5 Diesel engine having two sequential turbos. It employs compressed air to spool (process of unloading the air from a turbo at high pressure) the turbo within no time.

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50 years ago this month the Saab 99 made its inaugural debut at the Teknorama auto show in Sweden.

It ushered in a new era for the company. The 99 changed the perception of SAAB and eventually pioneered the use of turbocharging in production cars.

In 1978 the 99 Turbo debuted, coupling the 2.0-litre engine, with a turbo that produced 143 hp, and boasted a top speed of 124 mph. The 99 effectively ushered in a whole era of turbocharging and made its successor, the 900 Turbo, a legend at home and overseas

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When the next-generation Infiniti QX50 crossover arrives next year as a 2019 model, it will be powered by a 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder unit introducing a technology never seen before in a regular production vehicle: a variable compression engine.

Under development at Nissan for 20 years, the – Variable Compression -Turbo engine – or VC-T – has a device that changes the distance the pistons travel in their cylinders by as much as 6 mm, or about a quarter of an inch.

It’s an idea that automakers, such as Saab, and engine developers, including AVL, have tried to perfect over the years. The reason: Varying the compression ratio has the potential to offer dramatic improvements in power and efficiency.

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The beloved Mazda6, beautiful and elegantly styled as it is, needed a little more power in its currently generation. The 2.5-litre four-cylinder just didn’t give the car enough grunt. Now, it seems like Mazda’s flagship sedan will finally get some extra love in the form of a turbocharged engine.

Mazda is keeping the 2.5-litre engine and giving it cylinder deactivation. But it is also bringing the 2.5-litre direct-injected turbocharged engine, which debuted in the CX-9 crossover, over to the 6 lineup.

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