turbo engine

[Gellybean]

which was the first car to have a turbo engine

[jake-the-peg]

From wikipedia:

The first production turbocharged automobile engines came from General Motors. The A-body Oldsmobile Cutlass Jetfire and Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder were both fitted with turbochargers in 1962.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo

[tubeway]

I always thought that the bentley speed six's had a turbocharger added around 1930

[sddsddean]

I think the Bentleys had superchargers. Does the same job, but is driven mechanically by the engine rather than a turbine with the exhaust.

[tali122]

yup bentley had supercharger , first turbo car sold in uk was a bmw2002ti and first british made turbo car was a bristol brigand