Mercedes Kompressor

[ukpuffy]

What difference does it make having a Kompressor version of a Mercedes.

[scotstone]

The kompressor version means it has a supercharged engine which provides more power. There is no lag as the supercharger is driven by the engine rather than the exhaust as in a turbocharged engine.

[Sundance]

The supercharger, or "Kompressor" as they call it, boosts the engine's power considerably, but only when it is engaged.

It makes the engine behave has though it were larger by packing more fuel and air into it; thus a 2 liter engine may act like a 3 liter engine, depending on the "boost" that it receives.

The drawback is that there are more moving, and expensive, parts to deal with. Also, I doubt that it does much good for fuel economy/efficiency, or tire wear.

The hell with it though; if I had my choice I would go for the kompressor, in a heart beat. :)

[Toureman]

As an American racing driver once said "There ain't no subsitute for cubic inches" why buy a car with an overstressed small engine, when you can pay less for one with a bigger engine that does'nt have to work so hard?