This 2800 CS was born with a quieter nature than now, indeed it has acquired a little more grunt thanks to a bigger engine fed by a big turbocharger. The changes don’t stop to the engine: five speed gearbox, front air dam, new shocks, electronic engine management, fuel cell, roll cage, suspensions, wheels and a… Read More 450 RWHP: 1970 BMW 2800 CS Turbo
Seeing a car – that I used to see along the streets when I was young – slowly becoming a classic, makes me somehow unconfortable but I presume that I can’t do anything to stop all of this so here it is: a very quick hatchback from the early eighties. The most powerful car after the… Read More 7.5 seconds: 1981 Renault 5 Alpine Turbo
This car is actually a 3.5 litre CS because the original engine have been swapped with a later Motorsport 3.5 unit which, on top of that, is fed by a big turbocharger. All these things together are said to produce 800 hp which is an impressive power even on a modern car full of electronic… Read More 800 hp: 1972 BMW 3.0 CS Turbo
Dry weight of 1035 kgs (2281 lbs), 170 hp, one turbocharger, 341 units made, one color available: these are the numbers belonging to one of the rarest Alfa made between 1983 and 1984. Of course the engine of his car was the legendary “Bialbero” but fed by an AVIO Alfa Romeo TC2000 turbocharger (often replaced by… Read More Barely driven/2: 1984 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Turbodelta
What I’ve never understood it’s how come I always find the car of my dreams in the wrong moment. This car is advertised as a “simple” BMW 2002, but when you read the description you spot the magic word: “Turbo”. That’s the reason why you see the wide fenders and the Scheel sport seats. Of… Read More Incomplete description: 1974 BMW 2002 Turbo
“Very potent” are the words used by the owner (and seller) to describe this resto-mod GTV 2000. He says that this car was built by NW Alfa Romeo Club Competition director in a specialized shop located in Seattle, WA, in order to have a powerful Alfa which could be used on tracks and on public… Read More Turbo equipped: 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000
Finally we can consider this the “Bavarian Week”, which ends with this 2002 Turbo in need of some care, but with a quite good overall look. The seller says that this was sold new in Germany and then exported to Japan more than twenty years ago. It’s not a show car but, as the seller… Read More Wider than usual: 1973 BMW 2002 Turbo
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