Golf Sports Blog > VW Golf GT: Taking the Super-Turbo for a spin
[The German Car Blog - Delivering news and opinion about Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini and VW] Fitted to the European-market Golf GT, the 1.4-liter four-cylinder uses supercharging and turbocharging to boost output, picking up on an idea introduced by Nissan on its Japan-market March. The supercharger boosts low-end response and flattens the torque curve, while the turbocharger strengthens the top end.
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