Carmakers Put Turbo Engines in 45% of 16.3 Million U.S. New Vehicles
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Updated · The New York Times · Aug 1
Carmakers Put Turbo Engines in 45% of 16.3 Million U.S. New Vehicles
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Aug 1
Summary
Forty-five percent of the 16.3 million new passenger vehicles sold in the United States in 2025 came with turbocharged engines, making the once-specialty technology a mainstream powertrain choice.
Turbochargers use exhaust flow to force more air into cylinders, letting smaller engines deliver stronger acceleration and better fuel efficiency while replacing larger V6 and V8 setups in many models.
Ford now uses turbos across all its SUVs and many pickups, Chevrolet offers them from sub-$30,000 crossovers to the 1,064-horsepower Corvette ZR1, and Hyundai says they make up nearly 30% of its mix.
Luxury brands including Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz now offer only turbo gas engines, underscoring how carmakers have largely solved the reliability and drivability problems that hurt 1980s-era turbos.