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I wouldn’t call turbocharging (and turbo lag) innovation. Forced induction has been around for almost as long as the internal combustion engine. Turbocharging is just the cheapest way to produce higher horsepower and meet US and EU regulations right now (while increasing complexity, decreasing reliability and introducing lag). The truth is that any car maker on the planet can turbocharge an ordinary engine to produce high horsepower.
Sticking M badges all over ordinary cars doesn’t meet my definition of innovation either.
My definition of innovation includes the following BMW (naturally aspirated) masterpieces of engineering: M88, S14, S50B32 & S54B32, S62, S65, S70/2, S85.
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