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Old 07-20-2024, 03:37 PM
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Default A "turbo" without a turbo??

You were probably thinking "The Turbo-look models"

But I was thinking "How can Porsche name a car a "turbo" if it doesn't have a turbo?" (marketing B.S.??)

I just saw the (July) Rennlist article about the Panamera setting a (class) record on the Nurburgring.
Great article

In the article: "...though it remains slower than the Porsche Taycan Turbo GT"

And I thought "Wait, aren't all Taycans electric? How can it have a turbocharger??"
(It can't)

Thoughts?

Paul
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Turbo hasn't meant "turbo" for far too long....


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Same thing with "magnum".



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