This was quite unique for the era, especially for the entry-level car the Djet was. Under the hood, Bonnet put a 1,1-liter engine borrowed from the Renault 8, mated to a four-speed manual gearbox.

Thus, the small Djet made history by becoming ... turbocharged automotive engines. The first, introduced in April 1962 under the hood of the Jetfire, was the 215-ci (3.5-liter) Turbo-Rocket ...