What was the first car you could buy in the UK with a turbocharger? And when?
2007-09-20 01:08:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Edit: Clue, it was in the 70s
2007-09-20 10:29:56 · update #1
Edit. OK, nobody got it, or cared. FYI it was the BMW 2002 Turbo in 1974.
2007-09-24 09:39:51 · update #2
In 1905, Swiss engineer Dr Alfred J. Buchi patented his turbo-charger design. It was the first patent for a turbo
Both Fiat and Mercedes-Benz were producing turbo-charged cars (which were available in the U.K.) during the 1920's.
Bentley made a supercharged straight-8 in the 1930's.
2007-09-20 01:22:43 · answer #1 · answered by Nightworks 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
An English made car, you mean? If yes, then it's certainly the Bentley Turbo, whose production began in 1985.
2007-09-20 01:24:49 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Saab.
2007-09-20 01:16:32 · answer #3 · answered by Rich S 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋