Is It Time To Put To Rest The Notion That A Turbocharged Car Is An Unreliable Car?

The auto industry is turbocharging the sales of cars with turbochargers.

The little devices, which use otherwise wasted exhaust gases to help engines breath better, increasing performance and fuel economy, will show up in an estimated 3.2 million new vehicles this year, according to Honeywell Turbo Technologies. That's up from 2.2 million last year.

Passenger vehicles will account for 850,000 of those turbocharged engines, up 61% from last year.