turbo
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"I lifted off the power and when I went back, I had no turbo, so then I had no power," Russell said.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
But it's not the din of a 1.6-litre V6 turbo hybrid engine which has caused the alarm.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
He adds that “you can launch it in the atmosphere and go up to exo-atmospherically, at altitudes where the air is too thin for turbo jets.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
The current power-units weigh 185kg, including the engine, turbo, electrical components and battery.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“We started running at the same place, but you left me behind back by the jetty where it was like you pushed a turbo button or something. You run like a machine. It’s crazy.”
From "Shouting at the Rain" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Throw in a flat-plane crankshaft, low-inertia turbos and equal-length exhaust runners and you’ve got a hurricane on a dimmer switch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026
The issue is not hybrid engines or turbos per se; it is the lack of energy recovery possibilities.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
But these were largely assuaged by a new start line procedure that was trialled at the test, which gives the drivers more time to get the turbos spinning at the optimum speed.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026
No replacement for displacement, sure, but the lovely thing about turbos is how easily you can modify them to increase engine power and even improve fuel economy.
From The Verge ● May 3, 2022
The door was closed, and the Terrans braced themselves under the low roof as the engine started up with a whine of worn turbos.
From The Yillian Way by Keith Laumer
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