4 cylinder turbos out, 6 cylinder turbos in (theoretically)

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Originally Posted by AndyRAC

The car industry is going to small capacity turbo charged engines

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I always laugh at statements like this - there are almost no small capacity turbo engined cars on the South African market. The closest thing to it is a 1.9L turbo diesel Polo, or the 2.0L turbo Golfs. So where all these manufacturers are changing to this small capacity turbo engine I don't know. Maybe in European markets its happening but not world-wide that I can see.

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Originally Posted by SGWilko

So what - Renault have come and gone as they pleased in the past........

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Care to tell us who, other than Ferrari, didn't?!

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Originally Posted by Bruce D

I always laugh at statements like this - there are almost no small capacity turbo engined cars on the South African market. The closest thing to it is a 1.9L turbo diesel Polo, or the 2.0L turbo Golfs. So where all these manufacturers are changing to this small capacity turbo engine I don't know. Maybe in European markets its happening but not world-wide that I can see.

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The only other model that comes to mind over here is the new Golf TSI's which employ 1400cc engines with a supercharger and a turbocharger.

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Originally Posted by Bruce D

I always laugh at statements like this - there are almost no small capacity turbo engined cars on the South African market. The closest thing to it is a 1.9L turbo diesel Polo, or the 2.0L turbo Golfs. So where all these manufacturers are changing to this small capacity turbo engine I don't know. Maybe in European markets its happening but not world-wide that I can see.

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And I always laugh at statements like this. Since when is South Africa a representative market world wide? :rolleyes:

Fiat, VW Group are doing 1.4 and 1.2 petrol turbos in place of 2.0l engines in Europe and can only assume this will spread. BMW are downsizing and starting to turbo charge even their "M" cars. Even the supercar manufacturers are making some slightly smaller and lighter engines. I think Ford are replacing the 2.5l and 2.0l petrol engines in the focus with 1.6's now. and they are largely getting the same or more power and better mileage. I expect you'll start to see this in S.Africa pretty soon, expecially the VW/Audi/Seat/Skoda's depending on which actually sell down there

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Originally Posted by ioan

And I always laugh at statements like this. Since when is South Africa a representative market world wide? :rolleyes:

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We have a large car market and a lot of the BMW's, Audi's, Mercs, VW's etc you drive are made right here in our little piss pot called South Africa and exported. Even the original Noble was built in our fair Eastern Cape.

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

The only other model that comes to mind over here is the new Golf TSI's which employ 1400cc engines with a supercharger and a turbocharger.

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which is in Skodas, Audis, Seats etc. Peugeot/Mini share a 1.6 turbo.

The Golf and Scirocco "R" models that previously had 3.2l V6's now employ 2l turbo's

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Originally Posted by 555-04Q2

We have a large car market and a lot of the BMW's, Audi's, Mercs, VW's etc you drive are made right here in our little piss pot called South Africa and exported. Even the original Noble was built in our fair Eastern Cape.

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Rest assured the Audi's and BMW's and Mercedes and so on we drive in Europe are produced here. Heck even the Japanese cars sold in Europe are mostly produced in Europe.

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Originally Posted by ioan

Rest assured the Audi's and BMW's and Mercedes and so on we drive in Europe are produced here. Heck even the Japanese cars sold in Europe are mostly produced in Europe.

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I can assure you that we export cars to Europe. We even supply Mercs into Germany, no bull****!

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