Superchargers and turbochargers may sound like pretty much the same thing, and even though they are similar in what they offer to a vehicle’s performance - more power - they’re two distinctly ...

Although a handful of supercharged models have stubbornly stuck around in recent years, we can expect superchargers to be ...

Being belt, chain, or gear driven off the engine, the supercharger is always producing a drag on the engine. An exhaust-gas turbocharger, while suffering from lag, doesn’t have this problem.

Superchargers provide an immediate power boost, but are less efficient and more complicated than turbochargers and may cause increased heat and pressure on the engine. Naturally aspirated engines ...

However, this particular example adds a compound boost system to the mix, with the factory supercharger complemented by a 62mm Precision turbocharger. This twin-charged setup delivers substantial ...