Boost Limit

This time we find Giselle in Underground Racing’s 1,250 horsepower turbocharged Lamborghini.

Source: TopSpeed

Lamborghini CEO says there will be no turbocharging in any Lamborghini this decade. I am sure he knows they will not have to worry about it for the time being but I will bet turbos are coming to Lamborghini sooner then later.

Source: AutoCar

Hyundai’s 2013 Genesis Coupe will get an update to their turbocharged 2.0L inline-four. The previous platform was producing 210 horsepower and 223 lb-ft torque. The new platform will produce 275 horsepower and 275 lb-ft torque thanks to a bigger intercooler and a new twin-scroll turbocharger.

Source: Carscoop

Watch Evans Tuning Integra run a 8.98 second quarter-mile and then hit the wall at 150 mph. The engine is Evan Tuning’s stage 3 short block and the turbo is a 67mm Borg Warner running 35 pounds of boost.

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Check out this daily driver 2007 Jeep SRT8 with a twin turbo 1,142 horsepower Gen III 426 Hemi. The owner also drove the Jeep to and from the drag strip.

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AMS took their GT-R with the Alpha 12 upgrade to the 2011 Texas Mile and put up the world record for a GT-R top speed of 216.9 mph.

Source: TopSpeed

I have never seen dump trucks drag but thank goodness for youtube. Here we see a dump truck doing a 15 second quarter-mile.

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A Nvidia concept artist who has always enjoyed cars is building his very own Ford GT90. Always enjoying supercars (who doesn’t), Adam Pintek decided the most prudent way of obtaining his very own supercar was to build one. The choice to build a Ford GT90 came from his close work on Need for Speed 2 video game. The original Ford GT90 had a V12 good for 750 hp. Adam’s version will be powered by a twin-turbocharged 6.2L V8 which should be good for 1,000 bhp.

Source: Nvidia via AutoBlog

Check out Road & Track’s article on 0-60 mph tests of the Nissan GT-R, Porsche 911 Turbo S, and Bugatti Veryon Super Sport. It is amazing how far technology has come. We now have multiple cars capable of under three second 0-60 times. I think we will see more cars capable of this feat as turbocharging and composite materials become more widely used.

In an effort to promote the their hybrid technology, Volvo put their “Mean Green” semi against a Ferrari 360 Spider in a drag race. The semi is powered by a 1,900 horsepower twin-turbo 16L diesel motor and a 200 horsepower electric motor. In order for a semi to be able to stay with a Ferrari the semi has had a lot of modifications. The front axle was milled to reduce the weight by half. Unnecessary wiring was removed to reduce extra weight. Two turbos were added to boost the stock 700 horsepower engine. The semi has a Volvo I-Shift transmission which helps interface with the electric motor, which is use in the beginning until it reaches 35mph then the twin-turbo diesel takes over.

Source: Jalopnik and 4AutoChannel