Yeah, it looks pretty cool! I'm not entirely convinced about this electric supercharger/turbocharger idea... Maybe it will augment exhaust gasses in spooling the "big" turbo? On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 12:13 AM, PSD <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > Wait, a TDI augmented with an additional "electric" turbo? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Zeitgeist > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2014 11:02 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: New diesel from VW > > I believe that's the regular common rail 2.0L TDI augmented with an > electric turbocharger. Nifty concept > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 7:52 PM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > >> A new 2.0 L four cyl 269 hp engine has just been shown by VW. And the > thing >> gets 40-50 mpg. >> >> Thats all i can tell you right now. Saw a picture of it an its little >> monster . >> >> John >> > > > > -- > Casey |
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