The turbine engine was meant to be the automotive propulsion method of the future. Things, however, didn't quite work out ...

The Chrysler Turbine Car's fuel economy issue was baked into the design because jet engines don't idle well and are infamous for burning through fuel. Chrysler turbine engineer Bud Mann colorfully ...

When Chrysler had first begun to investigate the possibility of producing a turbine-powered car in the late '50s, emissions were not a concern in the automotive industry, and fuel economy was not ...

As a refresher, the Chrysler Turbine Car was the result of an ambitious ... not to pursue high-volume production, along with fuel-economy and emissions concerns. Williams International still ...

Back in the 1930s when climate change was still in the realm of science fiction, Chrysler began development of a turbine engine. Unlike a petrol car, a turbine could run on more or less anything ...