20
years
ago, before
relizinS that
the minus-
es substantially
outweighed
the
plusses,
admitted
as much.
lt's been a
quarter
of a
century
since
you
could buy a wo-wheeled
turbo
-
and
Honda's
abonive late-'80s 250cc
oval-piston
V-rwin turbo
project
for 500cc
GP
racing, served
only to underline this
technology's
fundarnental unsuitability for
two-wheeled
use.
But supercharglng
is a different
matter for
gas-engined vehtcles, as many
volume
Pro-
duction
car manufac(urers
-
including
first
lrncia. then others like
Mercedes-Benz,
Jaguar',
Cadillac, Aston
l4artin and
BMW (va
the Mini Cooper 5)
-
have
now recoSnized.
Using a mechani
