Poll: Normally aspirated or forced induction?

What do you prefer?

  • Normally aspirated

    Votes: 129 39.2%

  • Forced induction

    Votes: 141 42.9%

  • No preference

    Votes: 59 17.9%
  • Total voters
    329

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What's your preference?

Mine's normally aspirated, so much so that I personally would take a 300bhp n/a car over a 400bhp turbo'd car.
 
Mine NATURALLY :p aspirated.

Throttle response is what makes a car nice to drive, not slugs of torque thats delivered like jelly.
 
Don't really have a preference. I currently drive an NA but if insurance had permitted I would have got a turbo - purely for the extra performance.
 
The sound of ITB's can't be beaten but i do prefer turbos and the sudden kick of power :p
 
No preference, for me it depends on the outright power of the car.

I like the additional torque provided by a turbocharged engine, but then N/A has good aspects to it also.

Never driven a supercharged car so cant comment.
 
Naturally Aspirated for me, sounds better and I much prefer the driving characteristics too.
 
I drive like a chav, so F/I

Never driven 6 pot with large capacity, I'd like to drive a 530i to see what the fuss is about.
 
If as part of N/A you mean we can choose a big bloc v8 then definitely N/A. However a big v8 with a s/c is hard to beat :( Dammit...
 
Muffin` said:
I drive like a chav, so F/I

Never driven 6 pot with large capacity, I'd like to drive a 530i to see what the fuss is about.
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Currently driving a 530i and an S60 T5, similar perfomance from NA and FI. Can honestly say that I like the way the power is delivered in both of them equally, it's just a question of learning how to use it.
 
Jonnycoupe said:
Throttle response is what makes a car nice to drive, not slugs of torque thats delivered like jelly.
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So don't fit such a stupidly big turbo next time then. Mine starts working at about 2 - 2.5K.

A decent sequential twin turbo setup is nice too, though I don't have one any more :(
 
I have predominantly driven NA cars, with only driving the VXRs and a Polo GTI turbo, but I love to rag the nuts and get every last rpm out of the mondy so guess I currently mostly like NA :D
 
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