A supercharger—such as a turbo—compresses air. Compressing air heats it. Heating air makes it expand. This is a Catch 22 inherent in supercharging. So rather than thinking of quantities of air in ...

Back in the 1660s, chemist and physicist Robert Boyle discovered the connection between pressure (p), volume (V), and energy (K). He based his theories, which became known as Boyle’s Law, on his own ...

Other manufacturers caught on and it didn’t take too long for a plethora of companies to add the turbo moniker to any vehicle that was supposed to be slightly sporty. Without the turbocharger it’s ...