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1973: The next mass-produced turbocharged car was the BMW 2002 Turbo, introduced at the 1973 Frankfurt motor show and featuring a 2.0 L (120 cu in) four-cylinder engine. [10] Due to excessive turbo lag, safety concerns and the 1973/1974 oil crisis, the 2002 Turbo was discontinued in 1974. [10]
The 1968 Indianapolis 500 was the first to be won with a turbocharged engine, turbos winning on the fast oval track ever since. On twisty road race tracks, Porsche pioneered turbos in engines derived from the 1963 Porsche 911 which had an air-cooled flat six engine, just like the Chevrolet Corvair, but got turbocharged ten years later.
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 1909, Rambler became the first car company to equip its cars with a spare tire that was mounted on a fifth wheel. [55] Some examples of cars of the period included: [citation needed] 1907 Takuri—the first entirely Japanese-made gasoline engine car produced by Komanosuke Uchiyama in April 1907.
First hybrid car on list. [81] Bugatti Chiron Super Sport 300+/Centodieci: 2021/2022 1,176 kW (1,578 hp; 1,600 PS) 30 Chiron Super Sport 300+ and 10 Centodieci units produced. Last exclusively fossil fuel car on the list. [12] [13] [14] Rimac Nevera: 2022 1,408 kW (1,888 hp; 1,914 PS) 150 units to be produced. First all-electric car on the list ...
Mercedes-Benz tested turbodiesels in cars (e.g. by the Mercedes-Benz C111 experimental and record-setting vehicles) and the first production turbo diesel cars were introduced in 1978, being the 3.0 5-cylinder 115 hp (86 kW) Mercedes 300 SD, [8] available only in North America, and the 2.5-litre 4-cylinder Peugeot 604. [9]
"Built by the Spanish carmaker Pegaso, the car was a direct competitor to Ferrari in terms of performance and style and is still considered to be one of the most beautiful cars ever created," said ...
The Renault RS10, the first turbocharged car to win a Grand Prix, had ground-effect aerodynamics permitted in 1979. The new technologies introduced by Renault and Lotus became entangled in the FISA–FOCA war of the early 1980s. Turbo engines were complex machines whose layout limited the ground effect 'tunnels' under the car.