Applications
Gasoline-powered cars
The first turbocharged passenger car was the Oldsmobile Jetfire option on the
1962-1963 F85/Cutlass which utilized a turbocharger mounted to a 215 cu in (3.52 L) all aluminum V8. Also in 1962 Chevrolet introduced a special run of turbocharged
Corvairs called the Monza Spyder (1962-1964) and later renamed the Corsa (1965-1966) which mounted a turbocharger to its air cooled flat 6 cylinder engine. This model really popularized the turbocharger in North America and set the stage for later turbocharged models from Porsche on the 1975-up
911/930 and Saab on the 1978-1984
Saab 99 Turbo and the very popular 1978-1987
Buick Regal/T Type/Grand National. Today, turbocharging is commonly used by many manufacturers of both diesel and gasoline-powered cars. Turbocharging can be used to increase power output for a given capacity
[39] or to increase fuel efficiency by allowing a smaller displacement engine to be used. (For example, the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze is available with either a 1.8 liter non-turbocharged engine or a 1.4 liter turbocharged engine; both produce the same 138 horsepower.) Low pressure turbocharging is the optimum when driving in the city, whereas high pressure turbocharging is more for racing and driving on highways/motorways/freeways.
Diesel-powered cars
The first production turbo diesel passenger car was the Garrett-turbocharged
[40] Mercedes 300SD introduced in 1978.
[41][42] Today, many automotive diesels are turbocharged, since the use of turbocharging improved efficiency, driveability and performance of diesel engines,
[41][42] greatly increasing their popularity.
