How to Use twin-turbo in a Sentence

twin-turbo

adjective
Definition of twin-turbonext
  • Press the start button and its 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 roars to life; birds vacate trees and anyone who's nearby will jump from fright.
    — Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The hybrid’s steering, drivability, and the sound of the twin-turbo V8 are also adjustable.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2024
  • The burly off-roader comes with several performance upgrades, the chief of which is a twin-turbo V-8 that pumps out well over 600 horses.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 July 2024
  • It was originally supposed to feature a V-6, but now has a twin-turbo flat-plane V-8 engine at its heart.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Owners can drive in silence for 19 miles before the twin-turbo V6 engine awakens.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2023
  • On the Turbo, the sound of the twin-turbo V-8 then fills the cabin, a delightful but refined roar that is slightly boosted in amplitude by the car’s sound system, still provided by Burmester on higher trims.
    — Tim Stevens, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Ram 1500: Ram’s full-size pickup introduces a muscular new twin-turbo straight-six engine to replace the legendary Hemi, and adds hands-free driving.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Sep. 2024
  • The supercar features a matching-numbers twin-turbo 2.9-liter V-8 and five-speed manual gearbox.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Instead of an inline six, there's a twin-turbo V8, hand-assembled by a single engine builder; their signature on a small plaque is about the only interesting thing to look at under the hood.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 28 June 2023
  • Lamborghini, the Italian supercar brand, said the successor to the Huracan packs a twin-turbo V8 engine.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 9 June 2024
  • Customers, however, still demand the palpable acoustics of the raucous twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 positioned behind the driver's seat.
    — Morgan Korn, ABC News, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Quick throttle response and a broad torque band from the twin-turbo V6 deliver authoritative acceleration.
    — Karl Brauer, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

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