6 ms·FYI, the 1.6l (turbo) engine was introduced to increase relevance to road cars, not to reduce costs.by mwg66 12y agoFYI, the 1.6l (turbo) engine was introduced to increase relevance to road cars, not to reduce costs.baq 12y agoi see this as a way to offset the cost of developing a race car engine by reusing tech in civilian cars.mwg66 12y agoThat isn't the case.