Higher CAFE Standards Could Boost Turbo Sales

Proposed legislation to increase fuel economy currently making its way through Congress could benefit sales of turbochargers to the U.S. automotive industry, a supplier executive says.

Nevertheless, Olivier Rabiller, Honeywell International Inc.’s vice president-customer management, passenger vehicles, says he sympathizes with cash-strapped domestic auto makers, which oppose a combined car/truck average fuel economy of 35 mpg (6.7 L/100 km) by 2020.

“It speaks to their profitability, and the U.S. car makers are not in a good position right now,” Rabiller tells Ward’s following a presentation to the Automotive Press Assn. here on Thursday.


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Agent009 - 7/5/2007 1:19:14 PM

+4 Boost

Boy that was an uninformed comment... no basis

Shredmo - 7/5/2007 1:57:53 PM

+1 Boost

Turbocharged diesels are hardly what I would currently call "street racer". They do pack a good amount of useable power for their comparative fuel consumption. In the US, think Volkswagen TDI.

TehShibbs - 7/5/2007 7:39:05 PM

+1 Boost

I happen to love my WRX that gets the performance of a V8 and the fuel economy of a 4 cylinder. Turbos are definitely where its at, I'm surprised someone didn't see it sooner!