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lol

 

i don't like that shark fin on the top

 

I think that's an antenna for GPS.

 

i dont think it looks bad at all.. id prolly get an x3 over it though.

 

i can just predict the future...

all these honda guys that are NA is best and crap, will suddenly become turbo.

either way, finally, a honda 4 cylinder with torque!

 

maybe, but it doesn't have to look like a shark fin. i don't like it either :down:

 

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

 

That actually doesn't help.

 

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.

 

I'm always on AIM, ass. The problem is I work 10 hours a day.

I have actually never driven a turbo'd vehicle. Variable geometry turbos have been around for many years but have only been recently implemented. It's cool stuff...many different ways to do it. Most turbodiesels for big rigs use them.