Kompressor means that there is a auxilary power by compressed air (generated with a air compressor) joining the normal standard Mercedes-Bonz engine. Its a very old and simple principe, was used in the 1920's / 1930's in the Mercedes cars.
By the way: before I got the Barchetta I owned a 1992 Dodge Daytona with a turbo-charger. The charger was much better than the compressor in the Mercedes of my wifes dad, because when accelerated, my Daytona had no lack of turbo power and was in 12 seconds up to 100 miles. Very useful on the autobahn, when some BMW's or Audi tried to escape. The Alfa has much more power than the Daytona and no turbo, the motor runs smooth, but the car is to heavy for sprints like that. And driving in summer "top-less" with speed of more than 100 miles are not recommended, because some stuff (CD, papers, sun-glasses etc.) lifts off and leaves the car...
By the way: before I got the Barchetta I owned a 1992 Dodge Daytona with a turbo-charger. The charger was much better than the compressor in the Mercedes of my wifes dad, because when accelerated, my Daytona had no lack of turbo power and was in 12 seconds up to 100 miles. Very useful on the autobahn, when some BMW's or Audi tried to escape. The Alfa has much more power than the Daytona and no turbo, the motor runs smooth, but the car is to heavy for sprints like that. And driving in summer "top-less" with speed of more than 100 miles are not recommended, because some stuff (CD, papers, sun-glasses etc.) lifts off and leaves the car...
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