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The first production car to use sequential turbocharging was the 1986–1988 Porsche 959, which used sequential twin-turbos on its flat-six engine. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Sequential turbo operation of a Toyota MKIV Supra : primary turbo at low RPM (left), pre-spooling secondary turbo (centre), secondary turbo operation (right)
1962: The first turbocharged production car engine was the Oldsmobile Turbo Jetfire used in the Oldsmobile Jetfire. [1] A Garrett AiResearch turbocharger with integral wastegate was used. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Power was significantly increased over the naturally aspirated engine, but reliability was poor and the production of this engine ceased in ...
The Renault RS01 was the first Formula One car to be powered by a turbocharged engine. It was also the first to use radial tyres, which were provided by Michelin. [2] Designed by André de Cortanze and Jean-Pierre Jabouille, it first appeared at the 1977 British Grand Prix. The rules of F1 at the time permitted 3.0 litre naturally-aspirated ...
In the halcyon days of turbocharging, Porsche, Mazda, Subaru, and Toyota all offered cars with twin sequential turbos. Now only Bugatti does it. What Ever Happened to Sequential Turbocharging?
Automobile manufacturers began research into turbocharged engines during the 1950s, however the problems of "turbo lag" and the bulky size of the turbocharger were not able to be solved at the time. [8] [13] The first turbocharged cars were the short-lived Chevrolet Corvair Monza and the Oldsmobile Jetfire, both introduced in 1962. [23] [24]
The JC series Cosmo set several firsts in automotive history. Its two rotor 13B-RE and three rotor 20B-REW engines were the first Japanese-built, series production twin sequential turbo systems to be offered for sale on a rotary engine car. The internationally known FD series RX-7 didn't receive the twin turbo 13B-REW engine until early 1992.
A turbocharged version was introduced as the pace car at the 1976 Indianapolis 500, and a production turbo arrived in 1978. The turbo 3.8 received sequential fuel injection and a wasted spark Distributorless Ignition System in 1984. In 1986, an air-to-air Garrett intercooler was added and the RPO Code became LC2.
The Renault RS10 was a Formula 1 car developed to compete in the 1979 Formula One season, which became the first turbocharged F1 car to win a Grand Prix.This changed the framework of F1 as this car spurred the development of the 1,300 bhp (970 kW) turbocharged cars of the 1980s and rang the death knell for normally aspirated engines.