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Originally Posted by tbomachines
The sonic turbo only has a 1.4 liter engine? So much for the whole entire point of turbocharging the engine when it gets almost the same numbers as the NA 1.8. Again, I can think of many cars through the 1990s that put up better numbers and most likely get equivalent economy
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Think of the turbo as an on-demand displacement enhancer. If you can stay out of the turbo (e.g., steady-state highway cruising) you can reap the fuel economy benefit of the smaller displacement.