Turbo Boost and FE

[GasSavers_BEEF]

I had a 1 liter metro that got around 46 mpg about 10 years ago (I didn't care about mileage back then) it weighed about 1800 pounds. did it bogg when I had 4-5-6 people in it? yes!!! I actually had 7 in it at one time (back when my friends were all little). the fact is that you don't buy THAT car to haul people.

I have been playing around with the idea of getting a wildfire. it has a brisk 26HP motor. if they made it with a little more tail and could go 65 easily, I would be sold on the car. that is more my point. there is a market out there for these cars if they were to make one with say 40 or so HP and could go highway speeds. of course I wouldn't haul many people (if any) with me when I drove it. also it weighs about 700 lbs. (been a while since I checked, I may be wrong). it gets away with it because it is a 3 wheeler and is considered a motorcycle.

the 40 hp I am talking about could easily be achieved with a small turbo on maybe a slightly larger motor and the speed could be done with gearing.

I do also agree that there won't be much advantage (if any) to adding a turbo to an existing car. especially if you take into consideration the cost of the turbo setup.