Rick Lewis, Fort McMurray AB Alberta (December 10, 2007)
Hi Zack,
I?m a seasoned fan and watch read and talk a lot of car stuff.
I took auto mechanics as a major in highschool and my teacher Bruno Toffinello ( big and tough as his name) taught me to never refer to an internal combustion engine as a ?motor? or there was consequenses.
A motor is electric, and with hybrids on the rise, misusuing the term motor can be confusing at best.
It?s a word which is msused on every car show and in every car magazine so on behalf of big ? Bruno? I?m trying to set the record straight.
Having said that, even the dictionary refers to a car engine as a motor so I guess your in good company.
Keep up the good work
Let me know what you think
Regards,
Rick
Fort McMurray AB
Zack's Response: Could it be that Bruno was wrong?
Motor is widely used, that is why it is called motoring, not engine-ing.
When we refer to hybrids we do call the gasoline half "the engine" and the electric half the "motor".
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Hi Zack,
I?m a seasoned fan and watch read and talk a lot of car stuff.
I took auto mechanics as a major in highschool and my teacher Bruno Toffinello ( big and tough as his name) taught me to never refer to an internal combustion engine as a ?motor? or there was consequenses.
A motor is electric, and with hybrids on the rise, misusuing the term motor can be confusing at best.
It?s a word which is msused on every car show and in every car magazine so on behalf of big ? Bruno? I?m trying to set the record straight.
Having said that, even the dictionary refers to a car engine as a motor so I guess your in good company.
Keep up the good work
Let me know what you think
Regards,
Rick
Fort McMurray AB 
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