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"God created turbo lag to give V8s a chance"

I remember this slogan from about 10 years ago when, as a member stated above, boosted engines were not as linear but instead, surged once spooled up.

The general public wants a smooth, flat torque curve from low a RPM delivery and that's exactly what car makers are engineering nowadays (at least the good ones).

My old WRX did provide that rush once that circa 2005 aftermarket turbo came to life, but I was in my 20's then. Now my desire is to reach full boost/torque early in the rev range. Perhaps this is considered more on the boring side but then again, as I age, unfortunately so am I.