Top 10 Turbocharged Cars of All Time

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Turbochargers are fast becoming ubiquitous. It's not because the whole car-buying world is crying out for huge surpluses of horsepower, but because turbos are simply the most elegant way to help small engines produce power while still delivering decent fuel economy. That's been obvious for decades. The development of turbocharged production cars hasn't been a steady march, but more a series of intermittent storms; big leaps forward, followed by fallow periods lasting years. In fact, some of the first turbocharged cars, like the Chevrolet Corvair Monza and Oldsmobile F-85 Jetfire introduced by GM for the 1962 model year, led to few sales and no significant production legacy. But since the mid-1970s certain turbo cars have pushed the art forward significantly. These are ten of the most important and prominent.

1. 1976 Porsche Turbo Carrera

2. 1978 Saab 99 Turbo

3. 1984 Ferrari 288 GTO and 1987 Ferrari F40

4. 1978 Mercedes-Benz 300SD

5. 1984 Buick Grand National and Regal T-Type

6. 2005 Bugatti Veyron

7. 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo

8. 1982 Volvo 240 Turbo Wagon

9. 1992 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution

10. 1979 Ford Mustang Turbo

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