twin-turbo

adjective

twin-tur·​bo ˈtwin-ˈtər-(ˌ)bō 

of an engine

: having two turbochargers operating in parallel

The engine is a 3.2-liter twin-turbo V-8 pumping out 370 hp.

—Peter Robinson

twin turbo noun

or less commonly twin-turbo

BMW claims that this is the first in-line six-cylinder engine to use twin turbos, with precision fuel injection and variable-valve timing.

—Frank Aukofer

Examples of twin-turbo in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The engines were carryovers, although power was up a tad, with the smaller car’s twin-turbo V6 now making 472 hp and the bigger machine’s 6.2-liter supercharged V8 packing 668 hp. —Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 15 July 2025

Power comes from a standard 3.5L twin-turbo V6 linked to a 10-speed automatic transmission. —Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 9 July 2025

Fuel efficiency is rated at 24 mpg for the smaller engine and 21 mpg for the twin-turbo V6. —Karl Brauer, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025

As for the rest of the refresh-plus, the 3.9-liter twin-turbo V-8 now makes 631 hp, up from 611 hp. —Jonny Lieberman, Robb Report, 1 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for twin-turbo

• turbo