Turbo Charged Cars Increasing In Popularity in 2009!
When oil hit $150 in the summer of 2008 the consumers started demanding more fuel-efficient cars. The hybrid became the most demanded product of the year and demand reached new heights. Other fuel efficient ideas including electric, hydrogen, clean diesel, compressed air and more became instant stars overnight. All of those ideas are great but are still years away in terms of their developments and common use. Some of the environmental improvements are suspect. There are certain reports which suggest that making the hybrid battery is actually more damaging to the planet than the fuel savings they provide to the consumer. The question is what can be done now to improve vehicles. One of the ways is turbocharging vehicles.
Turbo charged vehicles involve forcing air into the compression chamber to increase performance. In a turbo system that air is from the exhaust that would normally be going nowhere. So this is a win win situation. The problem is that you don’t experience the boost in performance until the vehicle reaches 2-3K RPM when the exhaust air is big enough to make a difference. Most drivers love that power from dead stop (the worst for fuel efficiency) and so car makers obliged with bigger engines.
Turbo charged vehicles have been popular outside of the US for years. It’s only now that drivers are appreciating the fuel savings to accept a 1.8L engine instead of the big V6 or V8. Mercedes has been selling Diesel Turbo cars since the 1970’s and they have only gotten better. Audi’s 1.8L turbo engine has been popular around the world and even in the US.
The conclusion is simple. The future of turbo charged cars is now. Audi, VW, Volvo, Mercedes, Mini, Land Rover and many more auto makers have a lot of turbocharged vehicles coming out in 2009 and also in the coming years. Many more auto makers will be bringing them in for 2010 and beyond. This would mean an increase in the choices consumers have in deciding which turbo charged car to buy.
Turbos are surprisingly easy to maintain. They often work off engine oil, so servicing you engine oil every 3K miles usually does most of the work. . If they do fail, replacements can be found through places like www.turbochargerpros.com and other sites. Replacing a turbo can be less than a thousand dollars. Most vehicles come with 3 or 5 year warranties on the turbo anyway and you’ll probably be good for over 100k miles.
The lesson learned in this is that there are other ways to gas performance outside of hybrids and electric vehicles. Simply going from a V6 to 1.8L turbo engine could increase your gas mileage from 20mpg to 30mpg. The improvement in gas mileage is a huge cost savings and environmentally friendly.
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