Guess That Manufacturer!

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Ok I'll give you another hint
The car won Car of the year.
If I told you the year it might give it away.
 
Alfred Büchi invented the turbocharger.
 
Yes but he wasn't the first to put it in a car as a factory option.
 
Corvair...
 
Yes. So if you can get the car, you can get the company.
 
Mercedes-Benz
 
hobanator24
Yes. So if you can get the car, you can get the company.
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When was that said?
Also, from Wikipedia:

Wikipedia
The first turbocharged passenger car was the Oldsmobile Turbo Jetfire in 1962. Today, turbocharging is commonly used by many manufacturers of petrol powered cars. Turbocharging can be used to increase power output for a given capacity[28] or increase fuel efficiency by allowing a smaller displacement engine to be used.
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Hippiegiraffe or Gamerdog got it already.
 
Jahgee1124
You've been proven wrong though, so whoever said Oldsmobile should get it
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Indeed... was going to say the exact same thing once Chev was confirmed. Looks like stg is up :cheers:
 
In Spring of 1962 Chevrolet really committed itself to the sporty image they had created for the Corvair by finally introducing a Convertible version and then offering a high performance 150*hp (112*kW; 152*PS) turbocharged "Spyder" option for Monza coupes and convertibles, making the Corvair the first production automobile to come with a turbocharger as a factory option, with the Oldsmobile F-85 Turbo Jetfire a few weeks later in 1962.
From the Corvair Wikipedia page
 
hobanator24
In Spring of 1962 Chevrolet really committed itself to the sporty image they had created for the Corvair by finally introducing a Convertible version and then offering a high performance 150*hp (112*kW; 152*PS) turbocharged "Spyder" option for Monza coupes and convertibles, making the Corvair the first production automobile to come with a turbocharger as a factory option, with the Oldsmobile F-85 Turbo Jetfire a few weeks later in 1962.
From the Corvair Wikipedia page
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WRONG! My Wikipedia trumps your Wikipedia. Besides, that isn't right in the first place.
 
My page mentions both the oldsmobile and the chevrolet and says both came out in 1962 but the F-85 Jetfire came out a few weeks later then the corvair turbo
 
And referenced and sourced and 100% reliable for this kind of stuff.
 
gamerdog6482
WRONG! My Wikipedia trumps your Wikipedia. Besides, that isn't right in the first place.
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If you follow the reference...

"The first factory turbo car actually appeared in showrooms in 1962 as the Oldsmobile F-85 "Jetfire Turbo Rockett" sport coupe. A month or so later, a turbo appeared on the Chevrolet Corvair Spyder." Thats from a published book, not Wikianyonecaneditpedia.
 
gamerdog6482
And referenced and sourced and 100% reliable for this kind of stuff.
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No it's not, your taking what somebody else thinks they know as gospel.
 
Yes. But also Jeremy Clarkson confirmed it during the Saab Top Gear episode.
 
nealcropper
No it's not, your taking what somebody else thinks they know as gospel.
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Presumably after their Corvair drove itself into a ditch and burst into flames...
 
Im not saying that you are wrong, just questioning the validity of Wikipedia, that's all.
 
HippieGiraffe
Presumably after their Corvair drove itself into a ditch and burst into flames...
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I don't even understand the reference.

Sorry for the double post
 
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