Honda is releasing its first TURBO
Originally Posted by NJQuickness
a honda turbo would be no good. think about how much reworking and internals they'd have to change. the entire point of a N/A honda engine is high revs and compression. u think they'd change all that around? turbos are fun and all, but high rev N/As are fun as hell too. turbo makes vtec kinda pointless too. i dont think honda will shift to that.
Originally Posted by Az3ar
yea, but they never released turboed car.
But it is good they are finally stepping up to the plate along with alot of the other manufacterers and using a turbo to increase performance.
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Originally Posted by Az3ar
yea, but they never released turboed car.
This car has been out in Japan since at least 2003.
As for a turbo car in the US, this would be a first.
Originally Posted by WHTEVO
Do your research, Honda had a turbo civic out a long time ago. I think it was in the 70's.
But it is good they are finally stepping up to the plate along with alot of the other manufacterers and using a turbo to increase performance.
But it is good they are finally stepping up to the plate along with alot of the other manufacterers and using a turbo to increase performance.
Originally Posted by evoxsi
the Honda Jet ski is actually 165 hp and if honda puts SH-AWD in a civic or tsx with a turbo i think that would b bad news for mitsu and subie cause when it comes down to it honda is still the king of Japan car makers.
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Originally Posted by Az3ar
Honda is very precise they don't take chances as other cars manufacture do. They do not release until they are 100% sure it’s reliable and cheap to fix. They took their sweet time before releasing their AWD system and this system is stat of the art. The accord will have one of the best AWD systems on the market today.
By them releasing a turbo SUV is just a test and the beginning.
By them releasing a turbo SUV is just a test and the beginning.
The early Acura 5-speed auto trannies were a nightmare.
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Originally Posted by NJQuickness
a honda turbo would be no good. think about how much reworking and internals they'd have to change. the entire point of a N/A honda engine is high revs and compression. u think they'd change all that around? turbos are fun and all, but high rev N/As are fun as hell too. turbo makes vtec kinda pointless too. i dont think honda will shift to that.
