Turbocharging Jumps From Racetrack to Cul-de-Sac

When an engineer suggested installing a supercharger into one of Walter Owen Bentley’s cars to give it more power for the 24 Hours of Le Mans road race, the British industrialist bristled. He believed in only one way to make his 4.5-liter Bentleys go faster: Make the engines even bigger.

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