What is the difference between a supercharger and a turbocharger in a vehicle’s engine?

Question

Turbocharged engines seem to be much more popular in recent years, especially on smaller engines. How does a turbocharger “turbo”, and what is a supercharger?

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Answer 1

Both devices compress the air going into the engine which makes it more explosive. A turbocharger uses the engine’s exhaust gasses to drive the rotation of the impeller and a super charger uses a belt driven by the engine’s crankshaft.