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Old May 26, 2004 | 06:12 PM
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Default Re: Toyota's successor to the Supra!

Originally Posted by gear
point taken, i guess when i pictured the electric motor, I envisioned the motor taking away from the engines performance potential.
actually the whole electric motor/ coupled with engine thing actually adds to performance potential... bigger turbo only with no noticeable turbo lag because the extra hp from the electric motor kicks in while the turbo is spooling up... then once the turbo is spooled the electric motor shuts off...

...thats the ideal turbo engine/electric motor setup...