Top 7 Sickest Turbo Cars of the 1980s
The 1980s are often referred to as the dark ages for many car manufacturers. Rising oil prices, a Cold War and questionable taste in music paved the way for anemic, oddly-shaped utilitarian cars, often known more for their shortcomings than for their performance. But we must not forget that the 1980s also produced, as a result of Group B racing regulations, some of the most amazing supercars ever created. Group B called for few restrictions on technology and design, allowing manufacturers to focus on building high-tech, lightweight, turbocharged race cars capable of producing ridiculous amounts of power. Sadly the ridiculousness of ...
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Supercharger 101
One of the most confusing aspects of superchargers is the word itself. The word is defined as follows: an air compressor used for forced induction of an internal combustion engine. By this definition, even turbochargers, which happen to be turbine-driven superchargers would fit the description. But for sake of simplicity and as it applies to cars, we’ll define a supercharger as any pump driven... [Read more]
