Small turbocharged engines fuel economy

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Originally Posted by tweeked

Terms are a bit too simple. The power required would be the same. Efficiency of the engine is a lot more than just drive train friction. Combustion efficiency in the rev and load range would account for more than the friction losses

The power about which I am speaking in that demonstrated at the flywheel. Internal engine losses and quantity of fuel used to create this is for the purposes of the point irrelevent.

The purpose of the point is to highlight and debunk the not uncommon misbelief that a, for example, "335kw V8" engine is demonstrating 335kw regardless of operational state.