Why New Cars are Being Turbocharged
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Date: 2019-05-28
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jimmy aber
There is a lot of misinformation in this one. Volvo has not been that close to going out of biz and in the last 3 years their new products are doing very well worldwide. Beloved Toyota is moving to turbos like everyone else. We spend all this time cruising at near steady speeds and a turbo engine is not supplying extra, or very little extra air ding that so you dont need to fill the extra unneeded displacement. When more power is needed the extra air together with extra fuel does allow for more power and even better, more torque than the larger displacement engines. Yes, if you drive aggressively it burns similar fuel but you likely also accelerate faster due to the greater torque at lower revs. Turbo engines made these days have the same longevity and no more service bn
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There is a lot of misinformation in this one. Volvo has not been that close to going out of biz and in the last 3 years their new products are doing very well worldwide. Beloved Toyota is moving to turbos like everyone else. We spend all this time cruising at near steady speeds and a turbo engine is not supplying extra, or very little extra air ding that so you dont need to fill the extra unneeded displacement. When more power is needed the extra air together with extra fuel does allow for more power and even better, more torque than the larger displacement engines. Yes, if you drive aggressively it burns similar fuel but you likely also accelerate faster due to the greater torque at lower revs. Turbo engines made these days have the same longevity and no more service bn
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K Note
Like Jay Leno said, horsepower sells cars. Americans were never very fond of small sluggish cars, they only ever bought them for any of the following reasons: -Theyre broke and can only afford said economical car-Gas prices are currently too high-The economy is in the dumpTurbocharged cars are the automakers answer to drivers having their cake and eating it too, even though the real-world characteristics of turbochargers oppose that. Drivers want to believe its possible to drive like a rally racer and still get good gas mileage, and even though its pretty much not possible, the automakers want to profit from that idea. Oh well, if they want a car thatll likely use more gas and needs more maintenance sooner, then by all means let em buy one
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Like Jay Leno said, horsepower sells cars. Americans were never very fond of small sluggish cars, they only ever bought them for any of the following reasons: -Theyre broke and can only afford said economical car-Gas prices are currently too high-The economy is in the dumpTurbocharged cars are the automakers answer to drivers having their cake and eating it too, even though the real-world characteristics of turbochargers oppose that. Drivers want to believe its possible to drive like a rally racer and still get good gas mileage, and even though its pretty much not possible, the automakers want to profit from that idea. Oh well, if they want a car thatll likely use more gas and needs more maintenance sooner, then by all means let em buy one
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Saif Chowdhury
They should really design engines with no turbos at all Ive had a not properly from functioning turbo on my van for last 30-50K Miles while carrying couple tonnes in the back You cant tell much difference, if the system was designed better, it might be better without turbos and would not be needed in first place Turbos are useful in a Arctic or a LGV carrying upto 30-40 Tonees, yes but not in a car with couple people in them or a van with only couple tonnes in the back. Its not fair to impose turbos on all vehicles because most people are heavy right footed. I think the whole reason they are installed in almost every diesel and becoming petrol engine, is to create service work when they go wrong because they always go wrong
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They should really design engines with no turbos at all Ive had a not properly from functioning turbo on my van for last 30-50K Miles while carrying couple tonnes in the back You cant tell much difference, if the system was designed better, it might be better without turbos and would not be needed in first place Turbos are useful in a Arctic or a LGV carrying upto 30-40 Tonees, yes but not in a car with couple people in them or a van with only couple tonnes in the back. Its not fair to impose turbos on all vehicles because most people are heavy right footed. I think the whole reason they are installed in almost every diesel and becoming petrol engine, is to create service work when they go wrong because they always go wrong
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Alexander Mayer
Hi Scotty, Could you please to make a quick comparison of the major Japanese car manufacturers? I would appreciate if you tell a couple words about strong and week sides of their products. For example, you already mentioned that Honda engines are a bit better than Toyota engines, and Subaru transmission is not as good as Toyota transmission. I also have another idea for another video. Please share your opinion about what models are good for new drivers (e. g. for people just got there G2 license. You could also share your experience of how to save on the cost of ownership if someone has more than just one car in the household. Thanks a lot for all your videos.
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Hi Scotty, Could you please to make a quick comparison of the major Japanese car manufacturers? I would appreciate if you tell a couple words about strong and week sides of their products. For example, you already mentioned that Honda engines are a bit better than Toyota engines, and Subaru transmission is not as good as Toyota transmission. I also have another idea for another video. Please share your opinion about what models are good for new drivers (e. g. for people just got there G2 license. You could also share your experience of how to save on the cost of ownership if someone has more than just one car in the household. Thanks a lot for all your videos.
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MightyVoice
Scotty is lying here. He says the Volvo he is standing around is the 3. 0 liter turbo. but it isnt. Look closely and the engine cover says 3. 2 on it. Also the airbox set-up on this XC60 is the 3. 2, not the 3. 0 liter turbo. Cmon Scotty, why lie about which car you are standing in front of? My daily driver is a Volvo s60 with the 3. 0 liter turbo and around 65k miles on it. So far its been a great motor, very smooth and lots of fun. Well see what the long-term durability is, but from hanging around the Volvo forums I havent noticed much talk about failed turbos. or really many issues at all with the 3. 0 liter turbo motor.
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Scotty is lying here. He says the Volvo he is standing around is the 3. 0 liter turbo. but it isnt. Look closely and the engine cover says 3. 2 on it. Also the airbox set-up on this XC60 is the 3. 2, not the 3. 0 liter turbo. Cmon Scotty, why lie about which car you are standing in front of? My daily driver is a Volvo s60 with the 3. 0 liter turbo and around 65k miles on it. So far its been a great motor, very smooth and lots of fun. Well see what the long-term durability is, but from hanging around the Volvo forums I havent noticed much talk about failed turbos. or really many issues at all with the 3. 0 liter turbo motor.
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Muranaman
I disagree with some of the logic. Acceleration is only a very small part of the total journey. If a 2. 4 liter 200HP NA engine gets 25MPG avg, a comparable 200HP 1. 6-1. 7liter turbocharged car gets 31MPG. Maybe on the tracks this turbo charged car will use more gas. But on the streets, less than 2% of highway usage, and 10% of city usage (traffic jams) are the acceleration phase where one burns more gas. Idling, and the turbo car uses less gas. Coasting, and the turbo car uses less gas. Even mild acceleration, the turbo car uses less gas. Only under heavy acceleration or flooring, does a turbo uses a lot more gas.
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I disagree with some of the logic. Acceleration is only a very small part of the total journey. If a 2. 4 liter 200HP NA engine gets 25MPG avg, a comparable 200HP 1. 6-1. 7liter turbocharged car gets 31MPG. Maybe on the tracks this turbo charged car will use more gas. But on the streets, less than 2% of highway usage, and 10% of city usage (traffic jams) are the acceleration phase where one burns more gas. Idling, and the turbo car uses less gas. Coasting, and the turbo car uses less gas. Even mild acceleration, the turbo car uses less gas. Only under heavy acceleration or flooring, does a turbo uses a lot more gas.
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Dave Darin
Or, grab an Infiniti Q70s 5. 6 V8. No turbo 0-60 in 4. 7 with 420hp. Gets about 20-23mpg. If you baby it at 55mph in economy mode, flat road, slow starts you can approach 30mpg believe it or not. Quality is good, looks great, luxury/sport/class. By far, AND I test drove Lexus, Jag, BMW, Infiniti blew them all away. And this from a guy who also drive his first car, 1976 50th Anniversary 5-speed 455 Black and Gold Trans Am, restored and modifications BUT looks are 100% original. Easy to do, blue printed to a 72 455SD Ram Air III, dyno at 420hp BUT she is heavy, however so is the Q70s.
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Or, grab an Infiniti Q70s 5. 6 V8. No turbo 0-60 in 4. 7 with 420hp. Gets about 20-23mpg. If you baby it at 55mph in economy mode, flat road, slow starts you can approach 30mpg believe it or not. Quality is good, looks great, luxury/sport/class. By far, AND I test drove Lexus, Jag, BMW, Infiniti blew them all away. And this from a guy who also drive his first car, 1976 50th Anniversary 5-speed 455 Black and Gold Trans Am, restored and modifications BUT looks are 100% original. Easy to do, blue printed to a 72 455SD Ram Air III, dyno at 420hp BUT she is heavy, however so is the Q70s.
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InfiniteMushroom
Turbochargers enable the automakers to constantly raise the price of cars so that they can service the debt incurred from manufacturing lesser cars with no quite so many tech toys. This is what unpayable debt does. It puts everybody onto a tread mill that can only go faster. If the automakers were to offer a solid three-box sedan (Pininfarina could design it, unibody, RWD, bench seats, and a good ol cast iron engine, people would buy them. BUT, such a car would last a long time and be half the price of the ultra-high tech cartoon cars that weve had for too long now.
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Turbochargers enable the automakers to constantly raise the price of cars so that they can service the debt incurred from manufacturing lesser cars with no quite so many tech toys. This is what unpayable debt does. It puts everybody onto a tread mill that can only go faster. If the automakers were to offer a solid three-box sedan (Pininfarina could design it, unibody, RWD, bench seats, and a good ol cast iron engine, people would buy them. BUT, such a car would last a long time and be half the price of the ultra-high tech cartoon cars that weve had for too long now.
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McDiezel2011
Compairing apples and pears. Compare the 300 Hp turbocharged engine with and N/A alternative with the same ammount of power. That would be a V8 and then the fuelconsumption will be the same except when cruicing wich you do alot more then accelerating. Early turbos and cheaper turbos like some Garretts do fail, the Mitsubishi turbo in the Volvo and alot of other cars last very long. If the oil is changed regulary it might last the lifetime of the car. If you are mainly driving in town or are looking for a second hand car, dont bother with turbos.
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Compairing apples and pears. Compare the 300 Hp turbocharged engine with and N/A alternative with the same ammount of power. That would be a V8 and then the fuelconsumption will be the same except when cruicing wich you do alot more then accelerating. Early turbos and cheaper turbos like some Garretts do fail, the Mitsubishi turbo in the Volvo and alot of other cars last very long. If the oil is changed regulary it might last the lifetime of the car. If you are mainly driving in town or are looking for a second hand car, dont bother with turbos.
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