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Originally Posted by elkhunter11
The simple fact is that a small turbo produces more power at lower rpm, and the fuel mileage is much improved, so that is where the industry is headed.
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I was tempted by the 2.7 turbo offered in the GM products, especially the GMC Canyon. The one I wanted was basically the same price as a similar full sized and the fuel economy was a wash.
The little turbo engines do pretty good until you do some math under real world conditions. Many people on line, including sales guys at dealerships, are carefully testing the fuel economy on You Tube. They are basically identical to a V8.
The new turbo charged Tacoma looks impressive but fuel economy is very similar (read not good) to the old V6. They do claim they are more powerful. The hybrid looks really good on paper and I would have liked to test one out if they were available.