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      01-26-2014, 02:50 PM   #107
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Originally Posted by Eddien123
A three cylinder. Hmm. I thought it was bad when the cut the straight 6 down to 4 now they're taking off one more. Next thing you know they'll have a one cylinder with 5 turbos... That's literally a joke. I could maybe understand the 1 series having this but the 5? What are they doing over there?!
A quint-turbo 1 cylinder engine wouldn't lag at low RPM but would produce sufficient boost through the mid and higher ranges. With maps switchable by the user optimized for either fuel economy or high boost combined with weight reduction that comes from a smaller engine this thing could be a beast.
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