My dad and I had this discussion as Duke was losing the other night. What says the collective?Do cars have Engines or MotorsEnginesMotorsThis message has been edited. Last edited by: Censored,
April 01, 2019, 02:35 PM
sadlerbw
Didn't vote in the poll, because my answer is 'both'. However, to your point I would probably say a car generally has one engine, and many motors.
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April 01, 2019, 02:35 PM
Sigolicious
My best understanding is that engines have combustion and motors make power.
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April 01, 2019, 02:36 PM
sigalert
Mine has both
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April 01, 2019, 02:44 PM
sandman76
The main power plant in a car is typically an internal combustion engine. Which is at times slangily referred to as a motor. Now should a motorcycle be called an enginecycle?
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I always thought that motor meant electric and engine meant combustion. Didn't know that a motor could be something other than electric in nature...
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April 01, 2019, 02:55 PM
sns3guppy
Depends on the nationality and language. I see a lot of equipment that uses both terms, and some that use neither, instead referring to the engine as a powerplant.
Some like to get snobby and say that only the generator or alternator is a motor, but it ain't so.
April 01, 2019, 02:55 PM
HRK
Gotta be a motor, everyone calls um motors on Tee Vee and on the interwebs, "what motor ya putting in that thing", "dang that's a big motor", "we've got ten minutes to finish 7 weeks of work, includin' puttin in the motor"
so they's gotta be motors
Engines are at the front of trains.
April 01, 2019, 03:01 PM
V-Tail
My wife's Ford Escape Hybrid has both.
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April 01, 2019, 03:03 PM
az4783054
Neither is incorrect. PC is a slippery slope.
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April 01, 2019, 03:09 PM
mikeyspizza
Let's ask General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Bavarian Motor Works, Honda Motor Company, KIA Motors Corp, Mitsubishi Motors Corp, Mazda Motor Corp, Nissan Motor Corp, Toyota Motor Corp, etc.
April 01, 2019, 03:34 PM
craglawnmanor
quote:
Originally posted by SBrooks: I always thought that motor meant electric and engine meant combustion.
I was taught the above many, many years ago. An electric drill or sewing machine has a motor. A car or truck has an engine (of course, this was well before hybrid vehicles, etc.).
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2 : any of various power units that develop energy or impart motion: such as a : a small compact engine b : INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE especially : a gasoline engine c : a rotating machine that transforms electrical energy into mechanical energy
I do agree motor is electric and an engine is more combustion.
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April 01, 2019, 04:41 PM
trapper189
My grandfather and his brothers rebuilt the motor of the family Model T on the kitchen table. I'm not sure how old school you have to be to call it an engine. All of their boats had motors as well. Scott-Atwater was their preferred brand.