It's to distinguish between petrol and diesel models. Debadging is also free. Sooo...
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It's to distinguish between petrol and diesel models. Debadging is also free. Sooo...
As Fox said - On BMW's the 'i' means it's a petrol engine and 'd' a diesel. It's also free to de-badge if preferred
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Surely every single engine option is turbo now?
Actually out of the 41 different engine, trim and gearbox combinations listed on the Vauxhall website only 38 have 'TURBO' in the name.
The other 3 are listed as 'BiTURBO'
Pretty much you can still get a 1.0 Viva & 1.6 Astra non turbo engine.
I think most manufacturers are making more small engine Petrol turbo cars now tbh.
I meant you can have it new without the Turbo badging if you desire....
Ive seen a few Astra’s and Insignia’s kicking about with BiTurbo aswell. Why would anyone want the expense of a potential double Turbo replacement on a cheap family hatch such as the Astra. It’s just a headache that’s not needed on that type of car. They are not even particularly fast either.The other 3 are listed as 'BiTURBO'
Makes me laugh when I drive past my local Vauxhall dealer with all the new Insignias and Mokka’s/Astra’s every single one parked up on the front has TURBO or TURBO D on the rear it looks so naff. Just a cheap attempt at making a 140bhp car sound fast. The only business they seem to get is recovery trucks turning up to drop cars off for fixing.
And something about there being a bi model?
LPGBT?
Went to a little s2000 meet yesterday 10-11 cars in total
Awesome! I do miss my S2000, they're really great cars. @Rilot is spot on about every petrolhead needing to own one at some point. They've not really changed in value too much over the last couple of years at least. The top end of the market is ridiculous, but you can get in a good facelift one for £12k which isn't so far off what I paid for mine in 2011.
@crinkleshoes - not sure a S2000 would be quite as fun as the SR3 or 720S on a track (can confirm the Honda is a lot of fun on track), but I reckon even the M4 can't properly stretch its legs on the average B road whereas the Honda would be screaming at 9,000 rpm and you can properly use the thing to its limits.
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Has that got a turbo badge on it?
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Pictures just came through from Spa & Zolder Some really cool ones IMO.
Spa:
RMA18H_0936 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18H_0044 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18H_0871 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18H_1080 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18G_0093 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18J_8098 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
Zolder:
RMA18M_8114 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18M_8229 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18M_8218 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18L_0968 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
RMA18L_1000 by CosmicLogos, on Flickr
Some really cool ones IMO.Spa:
RMA18H_0936 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18H_0044 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18H_0871 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18H_1080 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18G_0093 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18J_8098 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrZolder:
RMA18M_8114 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18M_8229 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18M_8218 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18L_0968 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrRMA18L_1000 by CosmicLogos, on FlickrFound loads of photos of my car from my trip to the Nordschleife this weekend (45 of them so far). Just need to decide which ones to buy. Here's a small selection:
Also got to do a couple of fast passenger laps in a friend's Lotus Exige S2. This guy has over 500 laps under his belt and can really drive!
8'03 wasn't with me in the car by the way, I'm too fat and would slow him down too much! 
Also got to do a couple of fast passenger laps in a friend's Lotus Exige S2. This guy has over 500 laps under his belt and can really drive!