As automakers seek to maximize performance while striving for efficiency, turbochargers are becoming increasingly common. Recent studies show over the next five years, turbo usage will see a global increase of 80 percent. This means by 2017, an estimated 36 million vehicles on the road, which is about 40 percent, will be turbocharged.
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There are some things that you should never tell a car salesman. Not all car salesman are deceitful  but their paycheck depends on how weak their customers are and how much they can up sell their vehicles for. A car salesman can be your best friend if they find you your dream car, but to get it at a good price there are six phrases you should not mention around them:

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Even though the teen drinking and driving rate has decrease more than 50 percent over the last decade, teens still commit the crime roughly 2.4 million times per month. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a new study suggesting that last year, nearly one million teenager drank alcohol and got behind the wheel of a car.
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Most sectors in the United States are on the rise of industrial espionage. In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations (ICE HSI) opened 1,212 intellectual property rights cases, which was an increase of 66 percent compared to 2009.
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The smiley-shaped grille of older Peugeot cars might not look the greatest but it surely has proved its worth when it comes to saving dogs’ lives. It is unfathomable that for the second a time, a pup lived after being hit by a Peugeot 307 compact hatchback. The dog was allegedly hit at a speed of 90 km/h (56 mph) and yet was still able to walk away from this crash.
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Wanting to spice up the launch of the X1 crossover in America, BMW releases the ‘Powder Ride’ edition, celebrating winter sports. Of course this is a publicity campaign partnered with K2 LTD Powder Ride skis, but the ironic thing is that everyone knows that the X1 is designed to work in the cities, making the car useless on rough terrain, especially snow and ice.
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The first automotive recall of October comes from Honda, which is expanding from a previous safety action of around 52,000 model year 2007 and 2008 Acura TL vehicles to include 573,147 Accord V6s from 2003-2007 model years for a grand total of 625,762 cars.
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As the 8-speed auto gearboxes that were meant only for premium car models are starting to be used in more affordable cars, it is clear that the premium models need an upgrade. The New York Times reports that General Motors and Ford are soon to announce their agreement to jointly develop new automatic transmissions that are specifically design to reduce fuel consumption as early as November.
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