turbo
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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
Sources say that stakeholders are open to discussing both a reduction in the amount of electrification and a change to the internal combustion engine, which is currently a 1.6-litre V6 turbo.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Honda said: "Regardless of the turbo or hybrid application or the format of the power-unit, we highly regard F1 as essential technological challenges."
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
“Every single rep between the blue lines,” said Jim Hughes, “is a turbo rep.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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
But the formula still needs to be attractive to manufacturers, and most performance road cars these days have turbos.
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 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
Unlike conventional turbos, the e-turbos spool to maximum almost instantly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
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
