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