Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> writes:

> It is true that automatic transmissions and gasoline turbo engines work very
> well together.
>
> Not saying the basic 3 speed slush box the vanagon has is so great an
> auto trans ....  it's 'all right' basically.  but turbo gas and good
> auto trans together - nice combo for sure.

In fact Mercedes Benz for example, never offered a turbodiesel with a
manual gearbox.  With an automatic you keep the turbo spooled up through
gear changes.

A turbo with a tiptronic would probably be fun.

Allan
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1991 Vanagon GL