Why don't car makers supercharge all cars?

[sdifox]

As the engineering in cars improve, I don't see why the cars are not ALL superchaged? Is there anything inherently bad for the car? I understand their lifespan would be reduced, but most car are scrapped before then anyway.

 

[InlineFour]

reliability issue. it also raises the cost of the car.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

It adds cost, complexity, wear and tear, and noise.

 

[iamwiz82]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
It adds cost, complexity, wear and tear, and noise.

But other than that you are saying it's perfect for all vehicles?

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
It adds cost, complexity, wear and tear, and noise.

And of course increased fuel consumption over an NA engine if you're going to get any power out of it.

Asking why they don't SC every car is like asking why every car just doesn't get a bigger engine. Cost, fuel economy, consumer preference, etc etc etc

EDIT And not every engine in every car right now is a good candidate for forced induction.

 

[Accipiter22]

pointless thread of the year!

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: Accipiter22
pointless thread of the year!

:thumbsup:

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82

Originally posted by: Demon-Xanth
It adds cost, complexity, wear and tear, and noise.

But other than that you are saying it's perfect for all vehicles?

No, diesels are better off turbocharged.

 

[Steve]

I for one would love a supercharged Geo Metro. I could parallel park into those tight parking spaces in the blink of an eye, and so efficiently too!

 

[MercenaryForHire]

OP needs to hear the saying "If you don't know sh!t, don't talk sh!t" a few hundred more times.

- M4H

 

[Demon-Xanth]

They made Turbo Chevy Sprints (the predecessor to the Metro), they were all made by Suzuki anyways (Known as the Forza/Swift)

 

[vi edit]

This thread blows

 

[Kadarin]

Heh.. It would have been nice if my GTO had been supercharged from the factory, with something like 550hp instead of merely 400...

 

[KeithTalent]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
This thread blows

Ohhhh, so that's how you get Elite status. Good to know.

 

[Zee]

because people want more than 15 mpg

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: sdifox
As the engineering in cars improve, I don't see why the cars are not ALL superchaged? Is there anything inherently bad for the car? I understand their lifespan would be reduced, but most car are scrapped before then anyway.

most people don't need that level of performance. And too many others are miserably reckless with present state of the art and need not increase the risk of accident thru agressive speeding on public roads and hiways. What's the hurry??

 

[Specop 007]

All of the above plus target market.

 

[TitanDiddly]

Much more cost.

 

[Yreka]

Add having to buy premium gas all the time to the list of cons.

 

[OS]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: vi_edit
This thread blows

Ohhhh, so that's how you get Elite status. Good to know.

lol, if he of all people wrote that, this thread probably does.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: KeithTalent

Originally posted by: vi_edit
This thread blows

Ohhhh, so that's how you get Elite status. Good to know.

You can't fault the man for speaking the truth.

 

[Garet Jax]

Lets just say that all cars became supercharged tomorrow.

The smartest car company would say "We can cut the cost of our lower end models by removing the supercharger. We can offer both models and let the people who want to pay less do so." . Then the rest of the car makers would start to lose market share on the low end because they don't have a competing product. So they would start to offer one as well.

In other words, not everyone wants to pay for a supercharger in their car.

 

[gregshin]

turbo > supercharger

 

[fbrdphreak]

Originally posted by: gregshin
turbo > supercharger

No, a turbo is more efficient than a supercharger. Each has their adv & disadv, making it unique to everyone's situation.

 

[SlitheryDee]

Originally posted by: sdifox
As the engineering in cars improve, I don't see why the cars are not ALL superchaged? Is there anything inherently bad for the car? I understand their lifespan would be reduced, but most car are scrapped before then anyway.

I recommend that you think for a minimum of 2 seconds before posting.