<VV> Turbo Question

[Joe West]

>From Google (not sure of accuracy)


Firsts

Full-production vehicles are listed here. Many were preceded by racing-only
cars.

 * First automobile manufacturer - Panhard et Levassor (1889) (followed by
Peugeot in 1891)
 * First standardized automobile - Benz Velo (1894)
 * First mass-produced automobile - Oldsmobile Curved Dash (1901)

Engine

 * Engine technologies
 o First DOHC engine - 1925 Alfa Romeo 6C (Peugeot had a DOHC multivalve
Grand Prix car in 1913)
 o Multi-valve engines
 + First 3-valve engine - 1924 Bugatti Type 35 (Type 18 had a 3-valve in
1912, but only 6 or 7 were made. Type 35 used the engine from the 1922 Type
29 racing car.)
 + First 4-valve engine - 1931 Bugatti Type 51 DOHC (An SOHC 4-valve engine
appeared in 1910's Type 13 racing car.)
 + First 5-valve engine - 1991 tie Bugatti EB110 3.5 L V12 and Toyota 4A-GE
I4
 + First 3-valve Diesel - 1989 Citroen XM
 + First 4-valve Diesel - 1994 Mercedes-Benz E-Class
 + First multi-valve turbocharged engine - 1984 Saab 900 B204
 o First fuel injected (non-Diesel) engine - 1952 Gutbrod Superior
 o First electronic fuel injection - 1975 Cadillac
Eldorado/Fleetwood/DeVille
 o First turbocharged car - 1962 Oldsmobile F-85 Turbo Jetfire and Chevrolet
Corvair flat-6
 o First variable-nozzle turbocharger - 1989 Shelby CSX
 o First point ignition - 1910 Cadillac/Delco

 * V6
 o First V6 car - 1950 Lancia Aurelia
 o First American V6 car - 1962 Buick Special

 * V8
 o First V8 car - 1914 Cadillac (1932 Ford Model B had the first
mass-produced single-piece engine block V8)
 o First OHV V8 - 1949 Oldsmobile/Cadillac

 * V10
 o First V10 vehicle - 1992 Dodge Viper
 o First V10 sedan - 2004 Volkswagen Phaeton

 * V16
 o First V16 vehicle - 1930 Cadillac

 * Engine types
 o First modern hybrid car - Toyota Prius
 o First Wankel engine - 1964 NSU Spider
 o First 2-rotor Wankel engine - 1967 Mazda Cosmo
 o First 3-rotor Wankel engine - 1991 Mazda Cosmo
 o First Miller cycle engine - 1996 Mazda Millenia
 o First Atkinson cycle engine - 2004 Toyota Prius


On 5/19/05 10:52 AM, "RoboMan91324 at aol.com" <RoboMan91324 at aol.com> wrote:

> Hey Gang,
> 
> I read the article in the 5/13/05 New Milford Spectrum which seemed pretty
> accurate in most respects.  However, the writer states that the Corvair was
> the 
> second production car manufactured in North America to have a turbo.  What was
> the first?  Further, what, if any foreign made cars preceded the Corvair with
> a turbo in a production car?  Inquiring minds want to know.
> 
> The article was referenced here on VV but here it is again.
> 
> http://www.spectrum.newmilford.com/story.php?id=63197
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Doc
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