Nomenclature Was: Audi in London

[cobram at juno.com]

Anyone versed in German know what the correct word for Supercharger in
German is?  I've seen Superchargers called both "Turbolader" and
"Abgasturbolader" in German magazines.  Maybe that's why Mercedes dubbed
their models "Kompressor", so there'd be no confusion?  

BCNU,
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"God's a kid with an ant farm. He's not planning anything."


 Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> writes:
> Louis-Alain Richard wrote:
> > Another interesting nomenclature (that will cause confusion) is 
> the new A6
> > 3.0T. That engine is supercharged, not turbocharged, but they use 
> the T for
> > brand clarity, as the rep told me last week.
> 
> And my guess is that a 3.0S for supercharged might confused people
> looking at "real" S-es, or the sport-line S.