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Originally Posted by chrisl
You can still tell, even in the best current turbo cars. The lowest-lag turbo car I've ever driven is a brand new F30 BMW 335i, which has direct injection, a small twin-scroll (fairly low boost) turbo, and it's a fairly large engine (3.0L, which helps with spool up time) and all kinds of fancy electronics, and my Cayman's throttle response is still very noticeably better. Personally, I think the best all around option would be a supercharger, but I also have a thing for high-performance NA engines. Turbos are (in my opinion) kind of a necessary evil - I understand that they let you get more power than any other option, and are more efficient, but I don't think they give you the same experience. I like the noise a naturally aspirated engine makes, I like the instantaneous throttle response, the ease of modulating it mid-corner, and I've never driven a turbocharged car that can compare.
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I agree. At some point in the RPM range the turbo is going to make the required boost and it should be noticeable. While modern technologies have minimized this, it still exists. And it is certainly not all bad, as turbos can really give you that "put you in your seat" experience with power and torque. And it can be fun
But it can also be scary, especially if you are not familar with the car and where max boost is made and applied to the wheels. Especially with FWD cars like a Mazda Speed3 which results in some significant torque steer.