Because the R52 Cabrio will enjoy extended play while its redesign plays catchup to the R50 & R53 coupes, Mini'll likely be the only car to ever have the same Model in production* offering a choice of supercharger or turbocharger.

If you relax the simultaneously part of the above statement, what other models of car were available in in both supercharger and turbocharger?

Please one answer per player. Bonus points if you don't use a search engine to figure it out.

* I know the R56 shares almost no parts with its predecessor. Same is probably true of the answers. Just focus on the model names.

 

Theres a VW Golf 1.4 TSI thats out right now that has both a turbocharger and supercharger

 

Good call Chris. Can anyone name the last street car to have turbo AND supercharger? The one I'm thinking of, I've only seen at the Concorso Italiano.

 

Gruppe B rally cars had both. But not really street cars.....

Matt

 

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...26943206141939

The Lancia Delta S4 was homologated with turbo and supercharger for the road, but with much less boost.

 

but it must be a blast to drive!

Matt

 

Yep the Delta S4 & the 037 before it. Wonderful beastie of a car. Too bad only 200 examples were produced.

 

but I'd heard that one of the Lancia drivers stopped during a race to pee. Came back from behind a tree and someone had diven off in his car! REall funny (Except to the driver) but I don't see how it could have happened.

Matt

 

Sounds like an urban legend to me.

Henri Toivonen & Sergio Cresta were both killed in '86 when their Delta S4 left the road while leading the Tour of Corsica rally. No one witnessed the accident. No cause for the crash & subsequent fire was ever found. That was the final nail in the group B rally car coffin.

 

Toyota MR2

MK1 = supercharged
MK2 = turbocharged

Tim Plessing
Columbia, MD

1990 celica turbo alltrac - blue/blue cloth - 152K - Under restoration
1993 MR2 turbo - blue/black leather - 57K
2005 Scion Tc - 5 spd, SAB

 

Yes but not at the same time. Those Lancia's had a turbo & supercharger on the engine at the same time, under the same hood.

 

someone who will restore a Celica Alltrack deserves respect (and a padded cell, but respect none the less!)

Matt

ps, how are the trim parts to find?

 

==> Yes but not at the same time. Those Lancia's had a turbo & supercharger on the engine at the same time, under the same hood.

Just answering the original question , actually an aftermarket twincharging kit was offered for the MK1 MR2 but it was expensive and didnt work too well.
Saw pictures of a Lancia rallying, totally awesome ......

==> someone who will restore a Celica Alltrack deserves respect (and a padded cell, but respect none the less!)

, I wanted a new alltrac, and I am going to get one .... the hard way.
Working on a MR2 turbo aint no picnic either.

==> ps, how are the trim parts to find?

Which ones ? Can get the plastic trim but carpet is no longer available. Some stuff is
slowly getting discontinued (and expensive), not surprising since they made a total of 1800 in 4 years.

Tim Plessing
Columbia, MD

1990 celica turbo alltrac - blue/blue cloth - 152K - Under restoration
1993 MR2 turbo - blue/black leather - 57K
2005 Scion Tc - 5 spd, SAB

 

Tim, the MR2 is one of two I had been thinking of when I posed the question. Does noone else remember another household word of a car that transistioned, this time from a short blast with a turbo to a more substantial run with a blower? Hint- think blue oval.

 

turbo coupe and SC motors. That was the beginning of the return of the Eaton blower!

Matt

 

How about current generation Benzs....

CL500 - V8, N/A
CL600 - V12, Twin-Turbo
CL55 AMG - V8 Supercharged
CL65 AMG - V12 Twin-Turbo

simultaneous production....

 

CL600's are twin turboed as well...

 

Whoops. It is indeed. Oh well, keeping me honest.