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[mix]

Dunno.....would be cool to have an awesome turbo....

[Organisys]

Nice Idea from VW this. I like it alot. 

What I really want to know is, who will be the first to drop this lump into a Mk1/Mk2 ! lol 

Although I doubt it could be done easily!!
 

[BobbyT]

well a charger kicks in instantly where as the turbo kicks in at set revs, so i guess having both stops turbo lag and so a much smoother drive? Also may make the charger last longer if it stops when the turbo take's over?  well vw did make the polo g40 which was a quick 1.4, fair one it only had the charger! great idea though, wonder what the insurance will be? 

[Decanter]

Seems a daft idea to me, but its must be down to engine size as in a single turbo fitted to an engine that size must have turbo lag, and smaller twin turbos makes for complication with the exhaust plumbing etc hence the super charger which has been used on other VW models in the past, engine reliability wont be a problem, F1 cars used to be 1.5 litre remember and kicked out huge horse power, so a marginal output like this wont be a problem as long as the heat can be dispursed properly.

[Dom Mk3]

small engine doesn't necessarily mean turbo lag... my starlet turbo was a 1.3 pushing out 154bhp with minimal lag. When it was standard it was 141 with no lag.

I guess fuel economy is the main reason

[Judderi]

Have a good read of the link jv posted. It answers all of your questions basicly.

[mix]

engine reliability wont be a problem, F1 cars used to be 1.5 litre remember and kicked out huge horse power, so a marginal output like this wont be a problem as long as the heat can be dispursed properly.

they only ran their engines for one race though....