I remember when I first heard that Bugatti had utilized four turbos WAY back when in the EB110. Then it did it again in the Veyron. That concept blew my mind.
Bi-turbos, on the other hand, were considered pretty standard in high-performance vehicles but now it seems there has been another shift. With the introduction of BMW's high performance diesel products, it has brought forward a tri-turbo setup for these "M tuned" vehicles.
This is where things get interesting: According to rumors, Porsche's all-new 911 Turbo is said to sport tri-turbos. As if the Turbo needed anymore power, hah!
But aside from the Bavarians and the boys from Stuttgart implementing a tri-turbo rig, could this be the NEXT big thing in the automotive world? If so, who would you give credit to for the invention? BMW, Porsche, neither?
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Porsche is set to ramp up the already potent power output, crushing in-gear performance and overall economy of the 911 Turbo through the adoption of a new tri-turbo system for its existing 3.8-litre, horizontally opposed six-cylinder engine.
The firm plans to replace the twin-turbo set-up of today’s 911 Turbo with a complex triple-turbo induction process similar to that employed by BMW M’s new six-cylinder diesel-powered M550d xDrive and X6 xDrive50d models...
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