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      06-29-2011, 11:48 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by tctic View Post
I am sure that it was just poor choice of wording on the Press Release. BMW is still using only turbos for forced induction engines.
Technically supercharger is correct.

Originally, a supercharger meant any air compressor used for forced induction.

When the air compressor uses exhaust gas to spin it, it is called a turbosupercharger, this was later shortened to turbocharger.
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