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It depends very heavily on how you drive. If you drive a turbocharged car gently, never going past 4000 on the tachometer, then no. That is the main advantage of a turbo over a supercharger.
When you do go past 4000 RPM's however, the turbos kick in, forcing more air and fuel into the engine, giving you more power. Naturally, since you are getting more power, you are using more fuel.
In mixed driving, turbocharged cars will tend to get only 1 or 2 MPG less than their non-turbo counterparts, as opposed to superchargers which affect the efficiency greatly.
in some cases (such as the Golf gti) the turbo will return slightly higher HIGHWAY fuel economy numbers, simply because in situations where you need to accelerate, you don't have to down shift in the turbo when you would in the car without the turbo.
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What is the different between a turbo charged car and a car that is not turbo charged?
Well, the turbo charged car has a turbo hooked up to the engine. What a turbo basically does is to force feed the engine with more air + fuel, making it possible to get more power out of a smaller engine.
How does a golf 4 behave when it over heated?
Prob like most turbo charged cars not very well. The key to a turbo charged car is the cooler and the more boost u can push the more power
Why does a 2005volkswagen jetta 1.8 turbo get such poor fuel mileage?
because of the turbo you see the turbo takes up more fuel and as you go for long periods of time you use the turbo more and there goes your fuel and remember that it is just an approximation not an exact fuel millage
What is the purpose of Volvo turbo cars?
The purpose of turbo Volvo cars are to allow faster altered driving. They are typically more expensive than regular cars, since they are modified cars.
Do I need premium gas on turbo cars?
The type of fuel is relative to the particular application. Turbo cars are a very broad subject. Some types of European cars be they turbo or naturally aspirated need a minimum of 95 RON unleaded fuel to be used. This is because these engines are generally more powerful or have a better compression ratio, so the fuel needs to ignite or explode at a later stage to prevent the car from pinging (losing performance). The higher the Research Octane Number (RON) the harder it is for that type of fuel to ignite. You'll be able to find out the required fuel for your car either on the inside of your fuel filler flap or inside your owner's manual/workshop manual.
How much gas does a turbo use?
A turbo doesn't burn fuel, and you seem to have an incorrect notion of what a turbo does. A turbo forces more air into the cylinders.
Does a engine turbo consume more fuel than a non-turbo engine?
No, the turbo is powered by the exhaust and uses no engine power.
Is an Audi 1.8 engine the same as a Audi 1.8 turbo engine?
The 1.8 turbo is more powerfull. The turbo charger pushes more air and fuel into the engine.
What is turbo charging?
A turbo charger is basically a fan that is powered by the exhaust gasses and force more air into the engine. More air means it can burn more fuel, and more fuel means that the engine is making more power.
Why do cars need turbos?
They do not need turbos. If they did all car engines would have a turbo. Turbo chargers are a cheap way to take a small engine and increase the horsepower. You can take a small engine and increase it's power by simply pumping more air into the combustion chamber along with more fuel. An engine requires an fuel/air mixture of 14 to 1. Adding more fuel will not increase the power unless you can also add more air. You can either increase the size of the engine or increase the flow of air into the engine. This is where the turbo comes in.
Do cars use more fuel to start than idle?
Modern fuel injected cars, no.
What is better for a 06 350z twin turbo or super charged?
Because of the customization and new turbo technology, timers, housings, wheels, boost controllers, I personally would only do turboes. They are more effiecient, easier to modify boost/up grade and are better on fuel economy.
