Sorry Bert but Mercedes 'Kompressor' engines have mechanically
driven superchargers not turbochargers.

John Galloway

At 12:42 01 June 2004, Bert Willing wrote:
Errr, no. There is even a famous upperclass car manufacturer
who uses the
word 'Kompressor' for turbo-charged engines.

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Bert Willing

ASW20 'TW'


'Stefan' a écrit dans le message de
...
Bruce Hoult wrote:

Given where they come from, if they were what we
call 'turbocharged' it
would proabbly say 'Kompressor'.

No. In German, Kompressor is used for a mechanically
driven charger,
turbo for the exhaust driven charger.

Stefan