True car enthusiasts know that keeping up with the developments in the automotive industry is like watching a competition where every moment is exciting. The developments of recent years in particular show that a new era has dawned in the automotive world. If you are just starting to get interested in this world abbreviations for automobiles, in particular motorcycle abbreviations, sometimes it can be really confusing.
You may think that motorcycle abbreviations like CDTI, TSI, GTI, TDI are known to everyone, but it can be a little difficult for an amateur car enthusiast to know the meaning of all these abbreviations. Developments in the automotive industry have brought many new abbreviations into our lives. good What are motorcycle abbreviations, what is their meaning? A little closer inspection will enable anyone to get to grips with this world a little better.

Engine abbreviations in cars:
- horsepower / horsepower
- PS / PK (German)
- kW / Kilowatt
- NM / Newton Meter
- ECU / Electronic Control Unit (Engine ECU)
- I / General name given to petrol vehicles
- D / Common name given to diesel vehicles
- T/Turbo
- TDI/Turbo direct injection (Diesel)
- SDI / Atmospheric Direct Injection (Diesel)
- CDI / Direct Fuel Injection
- CDTi / Diesel Direct Turbo Injection
- HDi / High Pressure Direct Injection
- TDCi / Turbo Diesel Direct Injection
- CRDi / Diesel Direct Fuel Injection
- DCi / Direct Fuel Injection
- TFSI / Turbo Direct Fuel Injection
- TSI / Turbo direct injection
- VGT / Variable Geometry Turbocharger
- VTEC / Electronic Variable Valve Timing Control
- VVT / Variable valve timing
- CVVT / Continuously variable valve timing
- VANOS / Variable Camshaft Control
- VTi / Variable Timing Valve System
- GDI / Petrol Direct Injection
- FSI / Direct Fuel Injection
- DOHC / Double overhead camshaft system
- EFI / Electronic Fuel Injection
- EGR / exhaust gas recirculation
- MAF / Airflow sensor
- CAT / Catalyst
- DPF / Diesel particulate filter
- ACT / Cylinder closing technology

horsepower / horsepower
Known by the abbreviation HP horsepower, pk in Turkish; It is the unit that indicates the power of the car engine. It is known by the German abbreviation Pferde Stärke, PS.
kW / Kilowatt
Known by the abbreviation kW or kWh kilowatt or kilowatt houris a unit of energy equal to 1000 watt-hours or 3.6 megajoules.
NM / Newton Meter
Newton meter, abbreviated NM torque capacity represents the unit. It is a force of 1 Newton applied to a moment arm of 1 meter.
ECU / Electronic Control Unit (Engine ECU)
Electronic Control Unit, known by its abbreviation ECU, in Turkish Electronic control unitL; provides the operation and management of motor vehicles.
I / General name given to petrol vehicles
known by the abbreviation I injection term, gasoline It is an abbreviation used to describe engine type vehicles.
D / Common name given to diesel vehicles
Diesel, known by the abbreviation D, diesel It is an abbreviation used to describe engine type vehicles.
T/Turbo
known by the abbreviation T. TurboIt is the supercharger system used in internal combustion engines.

TDI/Turbo direct injection (Diesel)
Turbo Direct Injection, known by the abbreviation TDI, in Turkish Turbo direct injection†It is a fuel injection system that directs gasoline directly to the combustion chamber in diesel vehicles.
SDI / Atmospheric Direct Injection (Diesel)
Saugh Direct Injection, known by its abbreviation SDI, in Turkish Atmospheric Direct Injection†It is the system widely used in today’s diesel vehicles, injecting the fuel directly into the combustion chamber.
CDI / Direct Fuel Injection
Common-Rail Direct Injenction, known by its abbreviation CDI, in Turkish direct fuel injection†It is a system where gasoline is injected directly into the cylinder.
CDTi / Diesel Direct Turbo Injection
Common Rail Diesel Turbo Injection, known by its abbreviation CDTi, in Turkish diesel direct fuel injection†It is one of the fuel systems used in diesel engines.
HDi / High Pressure Direct Injection
High Pressure Direct Injection, known by the abbreviation HDi, in Turkish direct injection under high pressure†It is a high pressure fuel injection system.
TDCi / Turbo Diesel Direct Injection
Turbo Diesel Common-Rail Injection, known by the abbreviation TDCi, in Turkish direct injection turbo diesel†It converts most of the fuel sent to the combustion chamber into energy.
CRDi / Diesel Direct Fuel Injection
Common Rail Diesel Injection, known by the abbreviation CRDi, in Turkish diesel direct fuel injection†It is a system that increases the fuel and air mixture and sends the necessary fuel to the engine.

DCi / Direct Fuel Injection
Common Rail Direct Injection, known by its abbreviation DCi, in Turkish direct fuel injection†directs the gasoline directly to the combustion chamber.
TFSI / Turbo Direct Fuel Injection
Turbo Fuel Stratified Injection, known by its abbreviation TFSI, in Turkish Turbocharged direct fuel injection†In turbocharged engines, it sends the gasoline directly to the combustion chamber.
TSI / Turbo direct injection
Turbo Spercharger Injektion, known by the abbreviation TSI, in Turkish Dual Charge Turbo Direct Injection†Also known as direct injection into the cylinder.
VGT / Variable Geometry Turbocharger
Variable Geometry Turbo, known by the abbreviation VGT, in Turkish Variable Geometry Turbocharger†It is a type of turbo that varies according to the conditions.
VTEC / Electronic Variable Valve Timing Control
Variable valve timing electronic control, known by its abbreviation VTEC, in Turkish, electronic variable valve timing control; according to engine speed valve timing changed system.
VVT / Variable valve timing
Variable valve timing, known as VVT abbreviation, variable valve timing in Turkish; in combustion engines improve performance used for the system.
CVVT / Continuously variable valve timing
Continuously variable valve timing, known by the abbreviation CVVT, in Turkish Continuously variable valve timing†It is a system where the opening times of the camshaft and valves can be continuously changed.

VANOS / Variable Camshaft Control
Variable Nockenwellen Steuerung, known by the abbreviation VANOS, in Turkish: Variable camshaft control; with electronically assisted hydraulic valve lifters valve opening sets the time.
VTi / Variable Timing Valve System
Variable Valve Lift Timing Injection, known by its abbreviation VTi, in Turkish Variable timing valve system; It is a system in which the opening times of the camshaft and valves can be changed.
GDI / Petrol Direct Injection
Gasoline direct injection known by the abbreviation GDI, gasoline direct injection in Turkish; gasoline direct to the fuel chamber sent system.
FSI / Direct Fuel Injection
Fuel Straified Injection, known by its abbreviation FSI, in Turkish, Direct fuel injection; on each cylinder of the fuel injector the system in which it resides.
DOHC / Double overhead camshaft system
Double overhead camshaft, known by its abbreviation DOHC, in the Turkish double overhead camshaft system; widely used today and valves are much more easy to open engine system.
EFI / Electronic Fuel Injection
Electronic fuel injection, known by its abbreviation EFI, in Turkish, Electronic fuel injection; Busy It sends fuel directly to the engine.

EGR / exhaust gas recirculation
Exhaust gas recirculation, known by the abbreviation EGR, in Turkish, Exhaust gas recirculation; to the amount of exhaust gas decision-making system.
MAF / Airflow sensor
Mass Air Flow, known by its abbreviation MAF, in Turkish, Airflow sensor; to the air filter It is a system that measures the outgoing air.
CAT / Catalyst
Catalyst, known by its abbreviation CAT, in Turkish, Catalyst; catalyst It is also known as , and makes the harmful substances in the exhaust gas less harmful.
DPF / Diesel particulate filter
Diesel Particulate Filter, known by its abbreviation DPF, in Turkish, Diesel particulate filter; as a result of the combustion of fuel in a diesel engine harmful substances It is the filter system used for:
ACT / Cylinder closing technology
Active Cylinder Technology, known by its abbreviation ACT, in Turkish Cylinder closing technology†It is a system that shuts off some cylinders and lights others.
Widely used in the automotive industry of motorcycle abbreviations and what they mean we talked about. As the automotive world evolves, it looks like we’ll be seeing many more abbreviations and terms like these.