The turbine engine was meant to be the automotive propulsion method of the future. Things, however, didn't quite work out ...
The automotive world was a part of this phenomenon: car ownership gained even more popularity, and technological advances ...
This process isn't too far removed from what takes place in a standard piston-powered car engine, but instead of a continual influx of oxygen and fuel produced by reciprocating pistons ...
French aeronautical turbine manufacturer Turbomeca partnered with Renault to create a record-setting gas turbine-powered car ...
and a slide of a T-handle for this nearly 40-year-old sports car to start sounding like Gulfstream G650 ready for takeoff. Yep, you're sitting in an 880-horsepower, turbine-powered Corvette ...
Capstone says the car could travel 80 miles on battery power alone, but that range can be extended by using its onboard micro-turbine. This 30-kilowatt unit runs on diesel fuel, acting as a ...
In the 1960s, Chrysler built a handful of cars powered by aircraft-style turbine engines. And where does one take a turbine when it's in need of a rebuild? To the original manufacturer ...
Why, for instance, did power have to come from pistons thwack ... This is one of only a few turbine race cars in existence and perhaps in the best condition of any of them. It ran only that ...
The lofty bravery levels of ’70s racing drivers are not generally disputed. But some things add extra context. I’m trying the Lotus Type 56B’s lay-down cockpit for size: next to my left ...