RE: Turbocharged '80s legends | Six of the Best
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Strikes me that the list is missing representation from the early 80’s .
The Maserati biturbo in 1981 was the first production car with two turbo chargers. Pretty epic at the time.
The Saab 900 turbo was an icon of the early turbo days as was the bmw 2002 turbo
I would swap the Nissan and 944 in the list for the cars above.
The Maserati biturbo in 1981 was the first production car with two turbo chargers. Pretty epic at the time.
The Saab 900 turbo was an icon of the early turbo days as was the bmw 2002 turbo
I would swap the Nissan and 944 in the list for the cars above.
ducnick said:
Strikes me that the list is missing representation from the early 80’s .
The Maserati biturbo in 1981 was the first production car with two turbo chargers. Pretty epic at the time.
The Saab 900 turbo was an icon of the early turbo days as was the bmw 2002 turbo
I would swap the Nissan and 944 in the list for the cars above.
I guess the R32 just about squeezes in as an 80s coming towards the end of 89 but, as you say, missing some cheaper early 80s options on the list The Maserati biturbo in 1981 was the first production car with two turbo chargers. Pretty epic at the time.
The Saab 900 turbo was an icon of the early turbo days as was the bmw 2002 turbo
I would swap the Nissan and 944 in the list for the cars above.
Lottery win out that list, the F40 for sure and the 944 Turbo ( with some nicer alloys ) but I’d need a selection of 80s turbo hatches and saloons for the price of that Ruf 911
Edited by s m on Saturday 23 March 08:48
mooseracer said:
F40 for me - every time.
It must be my age but I'd love any of these (apart from perhaps the Audi as they never did much for me).
That said they are all glorious cars imo
I agree with absolutely every word you've said too. It must be my age but I'd love any of these (apart from perhaps the Audi as they never did much for me).
That said they are all glorious cars imo
What a lovely list of cars to read about/look at on a Saturday morning for sure.
GreatScott2016 said:
Deerfoot said:
I know I'm old but that 944 looks utterly fantastic.
I'd have one in a heartbeat.
Ditto. I have a soft spot for these as I drove one back in the day at a PCGB meeting and have such fond memories of it.I'd have one in a heartbeat.
Mark_Blanchard said:
Esprit Turbo. Fantastic cars, owned one for 16 happy years and set up a website on them. www.lotusespritturbo.com
I used to go on that website, searching out my dream Esprits. That must have been about 15 years ago. Would love one but of course the reliability issue scares me….
All brilliant 80s turbo goodness when times were just simpler and better in many ways, no social media, no 'influencers', a time when there real car cult followings for these cars and folks would meet up and drive them as intended because values weren't silly either. Though perhaps that was more early noughties I'm referring to there driving the old skool 80s 90s stuff. Ah good times they were, so pleased to have been there and done that with like minded folks blatting about in't Grales
Looking back from the turbo-everything post-c.2010 world it's odd how the technology waxed and waned from the 1980s.
Certain manufacturers kept the faith all the way through but so many, having toyed with forced induction in its infancy, dropped it through the 90s and early-2000s, especially amongst that generation of supercars (F1, F50, CGT) but also in the mass market, such as the replacement of turbo hatches with larger, 16v units.
Presumably a combination of the character of turbocharged engines in that era and the perception - especially for middle market manufacturers - that turbos were a "dirty fix" for manufacturers building a performance model without developing a "proper" performance powertrain - or (even worse!) modders.
Certain manufacturers kept the faith all the way through but so many, having toyed with forced induction in its infancy, dropped it through the 90s and early-2000s, especially amongst that generation of supercars (F1, F50, CGT) but also in the mass market, such as the replacement of turbo hatches with larger, 16v units.
Presumably a combination of the character of turbocharged engines in that era and the perception - especially for middle market manufacturers - that turbos were a "dirty fix" for manufacturers building a performance model without developing a "proper" performance powertrain - or (even worse!) modders.
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