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- noun Plural form of
turbocharger .
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Examples
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The first engine will be a 3.5L petrol V6 with direct-injection and twin-turbochargers, which is claimed to deliver the performance of a normally aspirated V8 but the economy of a V6.
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About 77 percent of the expected $2.3 billion in new business from 2011 through 2013 will be from engine-related products such as turbochargers and emissions controls, the Auburn
U.S. Auto-Part Supplier Sales Outpace Industry’s Gains on Rules - Bloomberg 2010
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This loss of power is usually compensated by using boosting technologies such as turbochargers or superchargers.
Newswire Today - Free Newswire - Press Releases Distribution 2009
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Like the petrol powerplants it benefits from two turbochargers, meaning the sprint from zero to 62mph takes just 6.9 seconds.
Auto Express: News 2009
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Jan. 28/PRNewswire-FirstCall/-- BorgWarner (NYSE: BWA) supplies a variety of advanced engine technologies -- such as turbochargers, timing systems, emission control devices, glow plugs and control modules, and pressure sensor glow plugs (PSGs) -- for five of Ward's "10
WN.com - Articles related to Bosch Technologies Help Automakers Meet Future Fuel Economy Standards 2010
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The plant, slated to start production by 2012, will produce turbochargers for passenger cars and trucks as well as light commercial vehicles.
Honeywell to Build Turbocharger Plant in Slovakia Jeff Bennett 2011
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The company will spend about $50 million over three years on the facility, which will have a capacity to produce more than 1 million turbochargers annually.
Honeywell to Build Turbocharger Plant in Slovakia Jeff Bennett 2011
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The firm found that auto makers are increasingly expanding the use of turbochargers by installing them in all vehicle types rather than confining them to just the premium segment.
Honeywell to Build Turbocharger Plant in Slovakia Jeff Bennett 2011
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The choice to retain the old-school pushrod V8—with massive Mitsubishi turbochargers snorkeling the thing—instead of a 12-cylinder is plainly a bid for heritage cred, even though this unit is updated with variable cam phasing variable valve timing, if you like and fuel-saving cylinder deactivation.
Massive, but Not for the Masses Dan Neil 2011
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The masking auditory current of 12 mighty cylinders, turbochargers and gear whine is gone.
The Face of Green? Dan Neil 2011
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