Re: Newsflash: tiny turbo kills mighty V8

[James Marriott <marriott@pophost.micron.net>]

>More like the 200q20v weighs substantially less than the 740i.  Paul 
>Royal is an avid fan of the phrase "there's no substitute for 
>litres"...and BMW has one of the highest HP-to-displacement ratios in 
>the industry.  Those V8's are -not- wimpy.

Compared to a Ford? Audi's 4.2 makes 300-340. Toyota's 4.0 makes 300. BMW's
4.4 makes 282. That's not exactly high specific output.

A buddy has a '94 540i (it really scoots), but that's the _slow_ car. He
drives the '94 Supra turbo (320 Hp) when he wants to feel a push in the
backside. (he also has car payments 20% above my mortgage)


cu
James
'87 4kq (alias "late-B2 90q")
'89 200q (K26, torsen, aero handles, no bag)
'86 4ks, lives on in memory
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