Stefan wrote:
Bert Willing wrote:

Errr, no. There is even a famous upperclass car manufacturer who uses the
word "Kompressor" for turbo-charged engines.

NOT (QUITE) CORRECT, see below.

Well, to be as correct as I can be:

"Kompressor" is the German word for, you guessed it, a compressor. So to
call a turbo charged engine a Kompressor charged one is, strictly
technically spoken, correct.

Yes, and what's more, to call it turbo-charged, when the compressor
is not turbine driven, is incorrect.

Historically, though, the first cars with charged engines had
mechanically driven compressors (driven by the crankshaft). They were
called Kompressor engines.

That is exactly the case of the "famous upperclass car manufacturer"
in question. I happen to have one of these as a matter of fact. Their
compressor is mechanically-, not turbine driven. Hence "compressor
charged" would be correct, while "turbo charged" is not.

CV