Turbocharging seems to have become overlooked. As a high performance method it isn't used as much as it was in the 70s & 80s.
Turbo Screamin Chicken
Turbo Screamin Chicken
The GNX was one of my fave cars. T-Type too. They stopped production cause it was faster than the Vette.
America is finally getting back in the turbo game with the Solstice / Sky twins and it seems to be doing quite well, not suffering from the horrible tuning problems that plagued some of the early 80s cars ...
My personal favorite turbocharged American car (of the past, anyway) was the limited edition Trans Am of 1989.
What is that shelby glhs? Ive never heard of one of them...its not a daytona...wierd
I was very disappointed to see that GMC didn't go further with the Syclone / Typhoon. What incredible rides they were. I'd still love to have a Typhoon.
I was very disappointed to see that GMC didn't go further with the Syclone / Typhoon. What incredible rides they were. I'd still love to have a Typhoon.
Its been rumored that Shelby wanted to call them Coyotes, because "Coyotes eat Rabbits" (as in, VW Rabbit). Then that got changed to GLH, for "goes like hell, no-one will know thats why we call it that". Have to love that man's thinking.
Ditto. But they were $30k new back in 1992, which was a load of money to put into a car at the time. The average new car price hadn't even hit $17k yet, I think.
To the OP- I would say that turbos are used way more today than in the past. From the turbo diesels, imports and some domestics.