1962, The First Production Turbocharged Engine

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1962

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While turbochargers had long been applied to internal combustion engines in many different applications to boost their power, General Motors became the first automaker to offer a turbocharged engine on a production car when it launched the 1962 model year Oldsmobile Cutlass Turbo Jetfire.