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Originally Posted by solstice
What some call flexible with electronics others call artificial. A mechanically driven system tends to be provide a more natural feel than an electrically powered system. I would definately prefer a twin charged engine to an electrical + mechanical turbo setup.
A sequential system like twin charging but with turbos of different sizes like some Toyota Supras would also be preferable to me. I'm not a fan of "electrifying" everything. I don't really like EPS, EDC or hybrids all feels artificial to some degree.
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That might be true, but remember that a exhaust driven turbo is not mechanically driven in the first place...
It's not attached to a mechanical drive from the engine, it's propelled by the exhaust gases from the engine. That's where the issue of lag and delayed power delivery comes into play. Now, there is a solution to overcome some of the inherent issues that a turbo'd engine has. An electrical motor that is mechanically connected to the turbo and that can change the rpm of the turbine shaft. This is a more technologically advanced solution than attaching a supercharger to the crankshaft pulley. Not to mention that it doesn't steal power from the crankshaft to be driven (taking into consideration that it also can regenerate power from the turbo).
Whether such a engine's power delivery will feel more artificial than a engine with a mechanically driven supercharger and a turbo is hard to tell without having testdriven one...
To some,
any turbo engine will feel artificial compared with a NA engine's power delivery.