What does the 'T' in a car mean?

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Roxanne
07/29/25 8:11pm
The 'T' in a car is the abbreviation of the word TURBO, meaning turbocharging, indicating that the car is equipped with a turbocharged engine. Relevant information is introduced as follows: 1. Car engines: Mainly divided into two types, one is a naturally aspirated engine, and the other is a turbocharged engine. The displacement of a naturally aspirated engine ends with 'L', which stands for liters, while the displacement of a turbocharged engine ends with 'T', indicating that the car adopts turbocharging technology. 2. According to the utilization method of exhaust energy in the turbo: It can be divided into the following two systems, one is a constant pressure turbocharging system, and the other is a pulse turbocharging system.
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