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      09-30-2011, 04:08 AM   #43
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Originally Posted by EdwinF10 View Post
Okay, no production car but remember this legendary turbo engine powered Brabham-BMW?

BMW M division in fact build the first turbo charged engine ever to win the formula one world championship.

I assume it's safe to say that M are no complete idiots when it comes to developing turbo charged engines
Are you talking about the M12 engine which won in 1983? I wouldnt call it best engine as it suffered reliability in subsequence years in which Honda engines dominated for the rest of the way.
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