How to Use turbocharger in a Sentence

turbocharger

noun

• Also on the list are front wheel-drive cars as well as seat belts and turbochargers.
  — Sarah Bowman, Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2018
• There’s an off-the-line throttle lag as the driver waits for the turbocharger to work its magic.
  — Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2018
• Porsche hung bigger turbochargers on the GTS' 3.0-liter flat six but there's no lag.
  — Jeff Yip, Houston Chronicle, 26 Jan. 2018
• The turbochargers stopped working and the engine slowed.
  — Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN, 5 Oct. 2019
• And in spite of hitting a top speed of only 250 rpm, the fan is even more well-balanced than the rotor of a turbocharger.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2022
• Two motors power the front wheels, one is paired with the engine, and another to the turbocharger.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 10 Nov. 2022
• In one spot, the coaster pauses, moves backward and then zooms through a turbocharger set up to look like it was pulled from a toy car track.
  — Gabrielle Russon, OrlandoSentinel.com, 28 June 2018
• One of those is to use smaller engines, adding a turbocharger to boost power.
  — National Geographic, 20 May 2016
• One of those is to use smaller engines, adding a turbocharger to boost power.
  — National Geographic, 20 May 2016
• The higher rpm at which power and torque peak is a function of the engine’s larger turbocharger.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2018
• Pumpkin beer bread has two things going for it: The yeast in the beer works with sugar, baking powder and flour as a turbocharger to help the bread rise quickly in the oven.
  — Casey Barber, CNN, 18 Oct. 2020
• In the real world, the WRX doesn't feel quite that quick, but there's still a satisfying surge of power when the dual-scroll turbocharger winds up.
  — Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 5 May 2020
• That is correct, by the way; the engines have both supercharger and turbocharger.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2018
• The electric exhaust-gas turbocharger makes a lot of promises on paper.
  — Michael Harley, Forbes, 1 July 2022
• Small displacement and turbochargers are the way to the high-performance future.
  — Ezra Dyer, Popular Mechanics, 3 Aug. 2015
• Their engines have grown and gained turbochargers, but the naming convention hasn’t changed.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 30 Nov. 2023
• The tuner's beloved sports car gets its first turbocharger and an overall package that is exceptional at this price.
  — Robert Duffer, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2017
• That's an increase of 199 horsepower over the Vitesse's kid brother, the Grand Sport, and the extra oomph is achieved mainly via its four larger turbochargers.
  — Josh Max, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
• One unusual design choice jumps out is the location of the turbochargers.
  — Matthew Jancer, Popular Mechanics, 28 Aug. 2018
• With these two quick responses, there’s no need to fit a tiny turbocharger to minimize turbo lag.
  — Csaba Csere, Car and Driver, 20 Mar. 2018
• The Stelvio’s quickness derives from a two-liter four fitted with a twin-scroll turbocharger and direct injection.
  — Al Haas, Philly.com, 10 Feb. 2018
• The inline-four seen here is likely to be the base engine, possibly with a turbocharger, with the inline-six optional.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 11 Nov. 2020
• Command the common-rail injectors to dump as much diesel in the cylinders as the engine can handle and the single turbocharger spools up without much haste.
  — K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 16 June 2017
• In contrast, the Hurricane is not a hybrid but uses turbochargers; two sets of three cylinders are each fed by a turbo.
  — Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 6 Mar. 2024
• In practice, the engines are less about Eco and more about Boost, utilizing their turbochargers to increase power rather than stretch fuel.
  — Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2018
• The engine block has been strengthened, for example, and the turbocharger and its plumbing and its air-to-water intercooler all add pounds.
  — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 16 Sep. 2022
• No turbochargers here, by God, and no mid- or premium-grade fuel, either.
  — Dan Neil, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2019
• Its all-aluminum design features a unique block with a forged crank and connecting rods, topped by a single, twin-scroll turbocharger offering up to 15.1 psi of boost.
  — Karl Brauer, Forbes, 20 May 2021
• Turbocharging The turbocharger is one of the jewels of engine advancements.
  — Blake Z. Rong, Popular Mechanics, 5 June 2018
• Jonathan Gitlin The Cadillacs' lack of turbochargers gave their large-capacity V8s a very distinctive sound.
  — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 3 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Jun 2024