Air & boost

Turbocharger

An exhaust-driven turbine and shared-shaft compressor that compress intake air.

A little deeper

The exhaust and intake streams remain separate. Twin-scroll describes divided turbine inlet passages; twin turbo describes two turbochargers. Those descriptions are not interchangeable.

Also known as: turbo · turbocharging · twin scroll · twin-scroll · ტურბო · турбина · турбокомпрессор

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F80 2015

M3

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