Favorite Turbo Car Part 2. The Un-Homo Poll

[superboost]

I want to say the Bugatti Veyron, but that's just such an exemplary piece of engineering altogether...it's not just because of the turbocharger itself.

My favorite application of the turbocharged engine would be in the Buick GNX and the GMC Syclone/Typhoon. That just strikes me as a cool idea though.

The thing that's blown me away lately is the Variable Geometry Turbo. I thought it was the most brilliant thing ever when I read about the Porsche 997 Turbo.

I could actually list a reason that I like almost every car on this list. I went ahead with the Bugatti though.

VNT has been out much, much longer than when porsche started going it. Chrysler was doing VNT turbos in the Turbo III engine with the dodge spirit R/T. 225hp stock, way back in 1992.

And One of the things I hate now is how over-engineered cars have become. While the lack of turbo lag with the engine does give better road manners, in the same sense, it gives a disconnected feel with the car. I like my turbo cars a little laggy, loud and for the boost to come on violently. Na is just boring.

[VooDooXII]

VNT has been out much, much longer than when porsche started going it. Chrysler was doing VNT turbos in the Turbo III engine with the dodge spirit R/T. 225hp stock, way back in 1992.

And One of the things I hate now is how over-engineered cars have become. While the lack of turbo lag with the engine does give better road manners, in the same sense, it gives a disconnected feel with the car. I like my turbo cars a little laggy, loud and for the boost to come on violently. Na is just boring.

I know they were used in diesel engines, but I didn't know they were used on gasoline powered cars before the Porsche...the Spirit R/T was a pretty cool little car.