The Replacement for Displacement - SEXY Cars Wallpapers

In this month�s editorial, the editor-in-chief makes the case for smaller, turbocharged engines that are quickly replacing larger naturally-aspirated ones to improve both performance and efficiency. It just may be the best of both worlds. There's no replacement for displacement. It's an age-old axiom that muscle-car enthusiasts have been espousing for decades, opining that there's no better way to get power out of an engine than going for as many cubic inches as possible. Back when engines were primitive, that may have held true. And there's a certain level of truth to that still today, but it's no longer strictly the case. These days, carmakers are developing new powertrain technologies that aim to decrease the size of their engines while increasing both output and efficiency. more at CarBuzz: Koenigsegg Celebrates 100 with Agera HundraTop 5 Tuned AventadorsHonda Exports its Millionth Car from America Arguably at the forefront of the Replacement for Displacement camp, somewhat ironically, is Ford. We say "ironically" because Ford has long championed big engines, slotting large-displacement V8s into anywhere it will fit. But the times they are a-changing, as Bob Dylan wrote at a time when muscle cars still ruled the road. Ford has been positively evangelical about its EcoBoost program. The idea is to replace cylinders and cubic inches with turbochargers and direct injection in order to yield as much (if not more) power and torque while decreasing the environmental impact of the engines in their cars. And it's been working wonders.


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