Originally Posted by 98CoupeV6
Read the article with pictures here b/c it won't format into the board properly:
https://www.honda-acura.net/index.ph..._articleid=269
If we're going to see a turbo'd 4 cylinder in the TSX, it won't be a K series. I know that fo sho.
I'm really curious as to what MPG will be...28/29 on the highway would be awesome. I guess Honda had some really bad reliability and NVH problems with this and it took them a long time to work out...when the concept came out it was slated to have the J32 in it.
Rick: How much do you honestly think the X3 is going to be with the dual turbo engine? $45,000? That thing has the interior materials of a 5th generation Civic and you know it
The NVH problem/reliability was probably solved in part by destroking the engine from 2.4 liters to 2.3 liters. Audi was forced to do that with their bi-turbo 2.7 liter V6 in the S4/A6 as it originally started out as a 2.8 liter V6. The increased cylinder wall strength adds durabiltiy and probably eliminates some of the NVH associated with a normal four cylinder. A four cylinder with forced induction tends to be even worse. Ever drive something with a 4G63? The "variable" turbo sounds pretty interesting though.
And way to be on AIM like, never.
