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Re:Bugatti has broken the 300mph barrier by hvidgaard on Monday September 02, 2019 @07:28AM (#20858416)
After a second or two of spooling the turbo yes - but it's not equivalent to an EV which has instant torque.
Re:Bugatti has broken the 300mph barrier by ukd1 on Monday September 02, 2019 @07:39AM (#20858463)
You can brake-boost, which negates most of the lag in a turbo'd car. Still not as flat curve, but reduces / kills the lag.
Re:Bugatti has broken the 300mph barrier by hvidgaard on Monday September 02, 2019 @07:50AM (#20858506)
For general "racing" you can apply a number of tricks, including "pumping" the gas during cornering, clutch in more gradually, brake boosting - all keeping the turbo spooled. But I was specifically thinking about running at a fixed speed between 1500-2000 rpm and then mash the gas because you want acceleration - think of overtaking. An EV is vastly superior in this regard because you just press the throttle and off you go.