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Originally Posted by Ryephile
There do seem to be a percentage of people on the forum that are so busy projecting their emotional baggage they can't be bothered to understand the point of this car, and that's unfortunate.
Just for the record, I'm not a turbo hater. My daily driver is a turbo Diesel and it's fantastic. I built a turbo R53 MINI with excellent success. One of my absolute favorite drivers cars of all time is the Evo IX. There is without question a time and place for turbo's in the vast expanse of the automotive world.
In the specific context of the FT-86, where having the car hard-wired to your brain is the primary thesis, a turbo will detract from that connection and transform the car into more of a performance car but less a sports car. If TRD comes out with a supercharged kit, that will still change the character of the car [mainly acoustic], but it won't completely invert it like a turbo would.
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Agreed 100%. I love turbo cars as well, but I willingly admit that it goes against the grain of the basic ideal of what this car embodies. That being said, the car is also a canvas, and if an owner whats to add a snail, fine. They should stop moaning that it didn't come with one and add it. End of story. If that's what jives with what you want or you need more speed for competitive purposes, cool.
I don't get the constant moaning. They already made a car that lends itself toward tinkering, modifying and tuning. I guess folks today are so focused on the easy way of doing things they probably rather "oh, I'll just disconnect a few vacuum hoses and bam, 400bhp", than accept the greatness that has just been presented to us.
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