<VV> Turbo Question

[Alan and Clare Wesson]

> >From Google (not sure of accuracy)

Well, it seems to be accurate, but they have still managed only to cover one 
of Lancia's many firsts (the V6) - its shortcoming seems to be as much what 
is missing as what is there!

Cheers

Alan



> 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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