Glossary / General

supercharging

16 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

Supercharging adds extra air into the engine so it can burn more fuel and make the car go faster.

Technical Definition

Supercharging is a forced induction method that uses a compressor driven by the engine to increase air pressure, allowing more fuel to be burned and boosting power.

Hear It Discussed

"...he's just turned out a three volume thing on supercharging and turbocharging and it's several hundred pages long..."
Le Mans 2000–2009, Inside The Official History with John Brooks In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show 10:46

"Very high-performance LiDAR coming out of China and some supercharging."
CHINA: ONVO L90 Fights Back, Xiaomi YU7 Fades and BYD 16 Million Milestone | 20 Apr 2026 EV News Daily - Technology and Business of EVs 10:58

"[676.2s] And she's hesitant to give up the car with the free lifetime [679.4s] Supercharging and they do use Tesla superchargers 90% of the time."
Pickup Trucks, EV Lease Headaches & the Montana Loophole Auto Buyers Guide Podcast 11:16