Article on MSN Auto about the tC

Even higlighted in bold: dealer-installed supercharger is available
Like it's available now or something. Anyone know when it is officially available?

2006 VW GTI is looking good too...

 

Nice link- Thanks

The GTI would be good, if only it was bulit by Toyota

 

GTI might be OK if it wasn't built by chimps in mexico.

 

I heard that the supercharger prob will be available in February.

 

while were talking about how the cars look, does anyone else think that Tacoma looks absolutely atrocious?

 

"The [Volvo] S40/V50 is available in two trims: 2.4i and T5. The T5 features the turbocharged 2.5-liter 5-cylinder engine that produces 218 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of torque at a low 1500 rpm while the 2.4i gets a normally aspirated 168-horsepower 5-cylinder engine."

218 horses and 236 pound feet at 1500 RPM??

Don't turbos usually lack boost in the lows and mids, but have a strong top end?

 

That's a typo or something. It's 218hp@5000rpm and 236lb-ft@4800rpm.

 

the Vr6 sounds sooo good, but its harder to get hp out of it

 

according to Volvo of North America that figure is correct...torque is available from 1500 rpm all the way to 4800rpm.

 

MSN - Auto - Sema 2004

http://autos.msn.com/as/minishow/pho...2&src=minishow

Thats a odd looking tC... picture #7 *hehe* I bought the wrong tC.

 

Not if it's a reeeeeeeeealy small turbo. Big turbos have lots of lag because they take a while to spool up. A small turbo can spool relatively quickly.

 

Hahah....nice catch.