'Turbo Boost'

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149 months

Friday 27th November 2015
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Is there a good reason that a car cannot be fitted with a turbo 'isolator' switch?

We run a Forester XT. My wife loves it to drive, but is not a quick driver. I love the fact that it is quick, but I don't drive it often. The fuel consumption is fairly horrific for the size of car and it occurs to me that if it was a non-turbo we would save on fuel. Is there a reason why the turbo could not be used on demand rather than constantly (yep - I know there is such a thing as throttle control, but a big button marked 'Turbo Boost' would be cool!).