turbos

Adding twin turbos to each boosts the vehicle’s power to 1500bhp, which can spin the wheels twice as fast as those on a Formula 1 racing car.

Dieselmax – Faster than a Formula 1 Racing Car | Impact Lab 2006

The chip does so by automatically detecting workloads and either shuts off unused cores or "turbos" up unused cores to accommodate heavier workloads, Gelsinger said.

SearchDataCenter: IT infrastructure news 2009

You lift, you brake—a molten overrun boils out of the exhaust as the turbos are choked off—and then, before you can begin to turn the wheel, the car's computers have preselected third gear.

Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011

The turbos, smaller engine blocks and advanced fuel-management systems available on the Cruze and others may not be as sexy as lithium-ion batteries.

Is Chevy's Cruze Dulling the Spark of its Volt? Joseph B. White 2012

Meanwhile, I'm sure aftermarket tuners are mixing up some ill-advised steroid cocktails hotter ECU chips, bigger turbos, aero kits to give the Beetle really hairy forearms.

The Beetle Mans Up Dan Neil 2011

Q: With the trend in new cars toward smaller engines with forced induction turbos, superchargers becoming more common, do you recommend warming up these engines and allowing a "cool down" period before turning them off after a drive to maximize their longevity?

A Windshield to See Through 2011

Opt for the $6,990 AMG performance package and Mercedes will happily dial up the turbos for you (from a max of 14.5 pounds per square inch to 18.9 psi) for an additional 32 hp (550 hp).

Mercedes: a Demon of Hurtling Mass Dan Neil 2011

You lift, you brake—a molten overrun boils out of the exhaust as the turbos are choked off—and then, before you can begin to turn the wheel, the car's computers have preselected third gear.

Nissan GT-R: A 'Halo Car' With Devil's Horns Dan Neil 2011

Edison2 engineers determined that their best shot was to keep the turbos hot.

Automotive X Prize: The roller-coaster excitement of competition 2010

A few years back some scrotes stole a pair of Vauxhall Calibra turbos (I said it was a few years back!), raced them round the town and sheared a wheel off one when they hit the kerb.

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