Question abt turbo badging on cars / suv's in india - Team-BHP

whatcanthisbe · 31st January 2007, 12:40

Hi

Well I have been seeing several cars from the factor badged as "TURBO" do these cars / suv's actually have turbos spooling in them ?

akshay1234 · 31st January 2007, 12:45

what cars are you talking about.. i know the tavera has turbo badging and it does have a turbo.

benbsb29 · 31st January 2007, 12:45

So does the Indica Turbo.

ajitkommini · 31st January 2007, 13:00

The Scorpio too has turbo with badging

theMAG · 31st January 2007, 13:05

Any original company badging is true. Else the courts will drag all their behinds into massive repurcussions

Rehaan · 31st January 2007, 13:05

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Originally Posted by whatcanthisbe

Hi

Well I have been seeing several cars from the factor badged as "TURBO" do these cars / suv's actually have turbos spooling in them ?

Whatcanthisbe.

If a car comes out of a reputed factory with turbo badging, you can pretty much rest assured that it does indeed have a turbo in it.

However, its products that mention the word "turbo" that rarely ever have something to do with a turbo in the literal sense...

cya
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kvish · 31st January 2007, 13:21

I think pajero has a huge turbo intercooler symbol...

PS: I have seen some autos and Omni's having huge "TURBO" stickers all over !! some even have 4x4 written ... (should ask them to correct it to 3x3 :-) )

Sam Kapasi · 31st January 2007, 13:39

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Originally Posted by whatcanthisbe

Well I have been seeing several cars from the factor badged as "TURBO" do these cars / suv's actually have turbos spooling in them ?

Strange question - you may as well ask if the Skoda 1.9 TDi has a 1.9L engine in it.
No reputed company would put a pretend badge indicating clearly an engine spec.
In this day and age of wooing consumers, car companies give far more than promised. And these are very basic specs.

What does happen (and yes is very funny) is people putting pretend badges on their cars.

Rehaan · 1st February 2007, 02:31

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Originally Posted by Sam Kapasi

Strange question - you may as well ask if the Skoda 1.9 TDi has a 1.9L engine in it.

However, dont assume that the BMW 540 is a 5 series with a 4.0L (its a 4.4L), or the same for some Mercedes models, and a bunch of other manufacturers with strange labeling schemes etc etc...

cya
R

Mpower · 1st February 2007, 03:26

Yup, C200K uses a 1.8 liter. But the K is still valid.

v1p3r · 1st February 2007, 04:51

Like the Toyota Camry V3 and V4. They're just I4s.

Sam, stick to ICE!!!

condor · 1st February 2007, 10:50

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Originally Posted by Rehaan

However, dont assume that the BMW 540 is a 5 series with a 4.0L (its a 4.4L), or the same for some Mercedes models, and a bunch of other manufacturers with strange labeling schemes etc etc...

A 540 is a 5 series, named by BMW, as per their nomenclature. The '540' does not have to mean anything more than what BMW intends it to be. BMW's naming is not on the lines of what this thread started off on ...

n_aditya · 1st February 2007, 11:36

I've been wondering for quite sometime now... How much boost would the turbo on indica's & the tavera's be putting out?

My assumption is that the turbo on these cars is for smooth power delivery and not for sheer power, please correct me if I am wrong.

ported_head · 1st February 2007, 11:42

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Originally Posted by condor

A 540 is a 5 series, named by BMW, as per their nomenclature. The '540' does not have to mean anything more than what BMW intends it to be. BMW's naming is not on the lines of what this thread started off on ...

That's how BMW nomenclature works. A 325 would mean a 3 Series sporting a 2.5L engine, a 540 would be a 5 Series sporting a 4.0L engine. It was sort of similar for Mercedes too, a C200K would mean a C-Klasse with a 2.0L supercharged engine.

But not anymore, it's all gone horribly wrong somewhere.

whatcanthisbe · 1st February 2007, 11:45

well the question was initally asked as i dint notice any intercoolers which are essential for good turbo performance and give a good boost and i did not notice anyboost gauge or anything ... but thanks

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kvish BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 330	I think pajero has a huge turbo intercooler symbol... PS: I have seen some autos and Omni's having huge "TURBO" stickers all over !! some even have 4x4 written ... (should ask them to correct it to 3x3 :-) ) __________________ In my sentences I go where no man has gone before...I am a boon to the English language. --George W Bush

1st February 2007, 03:26	#10 (permalink)
Mpower Team-BHP Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Chicago/B'lore Posts: 3,631 View My Garage	Yup, C200K uses a 1.8 liter. But the K is still valid. __________________ The difference between the men and the boys....................is the speed of their toys.

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akshay1234 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 2,933 View My Garage	what cars are you talking about.. i know the tavera has turbo badging and it does have a turbo.

31st January 2007, 13:00	#4 (permalink)
ajitkommini BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 275	The Scorpio too has turbo with badging

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v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR - chasing cars... Posts: 4,157 View My Garage	Like the Toyota Camry V3 and V4. They're just I4s. Sam, stick to ICE!!! __________________ *Peace is a lie, there is only passion.*

1st February 2007, 11:36	#13 (permalink)
n_aditya Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Currently at Chennai. Originally from Blore. Posts: 1,682	I've been wondering for quite sometime now... How much boost would the turbo on indica's & the tavera's be putting out? My assumption is that the turbo on these cars is for smooth power delivery and not for sheer power, please correct me if I am wrong.

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whatcanthisbe BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: delhi Posts: 489	well the question was initally asked as i dint notice any intercoolers which are essential for good turbo performance and give a good boost and i did not notice anyboost gauge or anything ... but thanks

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