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Originally Posted by The IOM Ninja
I'm sure it will be a big of a dog compared to the V6 until you get into boost (negating any or all fuel saving). I don't buy 4 cylinder cars though so I wouldn't know.
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My wife drives a VW Tiguan with a turbo 4. It feels great to me....not sports car great but then again its not tuned for power.
You have to keep in mind that on these turbo'd cars the boost comes on early. Usually by 2,000 to 2,500 rpm these things are making 90% of their max TQ and they carry that until around 5,000, to 5,400 rpm.
For instance...here is the turbo 4 in the ATS:
