Re: BMW question: anyknow something about the '96 318is?

[harrison <hsapir@multiverse.com>]

The last BMW turbo I heard of was the 745i in the early 80's. It really
was a serious machine.

harrison

Ti Kan wrote:

> Gerard writes:
> > Firstly, absolutely sorry about the wasted bandwidth, but I'm just
> > chatting to someone who is says the BMW 318is sedan of 1996 is a
> > 1.8 litre turbo equipped motor. Anyone know if BMW put a turbo into
> > the 318is machine?
>
> No.  BMW hasn't been turbocharging anything in a long while.
> He might have looked at one with an aftermarket turbo system.
>
> -Ti
> A6 2.8 quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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