Honeywell Turbo Technologies, a global leader in automotive turbocharger development, has designed and built the turbocharger for the Honda Amaze, the most fuel-efficient car in India at 25.8 km per litre. The wastegate-type turbocharger supplied by Honeywell is used in the 1.5L i-DTEC diesel engine powering the Honda Amaze, Honda’s first compact sedan in India and the first with a diesel engine.

A turbocharger uses exhaust gas otherwise wasted out the tailpipe to drive a turbine which in turn operates a compressor feeding increased volumes of fresh air into the engine. This improves the engine combustion process reducing emissions and improving fuel economy while delivering the torque and horsepower customers are looking for in a vehicle.

Turbocharging continues to grow in India given the need for an integrated technology approach for controlling vehicle emissions, in conjunction with more environmentally-friendly technologies aimed at evolving fuel quality standards.