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Originally Posted by swamp2
I have not seen the turbo lag on the new M5 discussed much but have not read everything out on the car either. What is the consensus?
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Turbo lag is more of a problem the smaller the engine and higher the revs. With a relatively low revving 4.4L (and above) V8, it's hardly an issue. On a 2L I4 is a different story.
But not only turbo lag is an issue on turbo engines. So is off/on throttle response and power curve. I MUCH rather own a less powerful NA engine than a turbo one, but the future is clearly heading on the latter's direction. And same thing with the manual transmission, which is a shame. At 50, I thought I'd never be forced to buy a (relatively affordable) turbo and/or automatic sports car before I'm too old to drive a sports car, but could be wrong
. We'll see.