[Sluttypatton]

If you think about it, turbocharged cars are the ones making the most out of what they have.
(These figures are from one of Neutrino's posts)
Around 1/3 of the potential power your motor makes is dumped out your tailpipe as heat, turbochargers take that otherwise wasted power and use it to make more power. Another 1/3 is dumped into your coolant and pissed out the radiator, leaving only one last third actually going to the wheels (less if you count in frictional losses). Seems it makes more sense to try and reclaim some of these lost horsepower. A turbocharger is just another way of bringing out the full potential of the stock motor.

I still agree that any well built motor deserves equal respect, and have never differentiated. Cool is cool, and it doesn't need to have a turbocharger to qualify.