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Originally Posted by tayone415
OP has a 230i (4 cylinder turbo) not a m235/240 (6 cylinder turbo)
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But the observation still applies, surely? I was only quoting the 6-cyl turbodiesel because I actually owned one.
I also previously owned an Audi A3 4-Cyl turbodiesel 2.0L and would say the same thing: that the 'unnecessary' extra power in a 4-cyl petrol turbo is a by-product of giving it the torque of the equivalent diesel engine. And that you can opt to use it for outright acceleration or not, at your discretion. But what you welcome is the torque it gives, without which, you might find the non-turbo petrol engine unsatisfactory.