Anybody Have a Soft Spot for TURBO Cars?
Speaking of technology coming a long way...
3 weeks ago, I bought a 2015 jeep Renegade 1.4 turbo six speed.
There is NO turbo lag and very little spooling noise (I actually miss that).
I checked the manual and it says there is an auxiliary oil pump that runs after shut off that keeps the turbo cool...+1 engineers.
By my calculations, at 165 HP and 3100 pounds it's the power to weight equivalent of a 360 2 barrel Duster (if they made one), has better back seat and cargo room, and I'm getting 33+ MPG average (EPA 25/31).
...it does take Ferrari spec oil, that's kind of hard to find and $9 a qt.