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Originally Posted by bradleyland
Eh, not necessarily. If you go on boost, you're going to suck down some fuel. When on boost, forced induction engines consume far larger volumes of air than NA engines, and thus more fuel. This is true even at lower RPMs.
A turbocharged engine is only a net positive when compared to a larger displacement engine that must move large volumes of air all the time.
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I'd love to see some real world numbers. I average about 20mpg in my 335, spending quite a bit of time in stop/go traffic mixed in with sprints at 80mph when there's no traffic and some spirited driving on the side roads.
Any comparisons out there for 128 vs 135?