This time, the tiny motor loses the supercharger and makes do with just a turbocharger attached as well as FSI direct injection technology. This allowed designers to bump up torque, which now stands at 200Nm from just 1,500rpm, as well as reducing fuel consumption.
Engineers then modified the excellent DSG by removing the clutches from their oil-bath, a design that’s said to improve efficiency. The new gearbox can withstand torque figures of up to 250Nm and when combined with the new TSI engine should return fuel consumption figures of around 5.9L per 100km. The new motor and gearbox will first arrive in VW’s Polo small hatch in the second half of the year.
Reader Comments
Sat Apr 28 2007 5:19 AM
Rambo says
I once loved VW. That was more than a few years ago, they don't have a clue anymore. They think they're some kind of a high end brand now, but they're not! Affordable cars are supposed to be simple and reliable. Not unreliable, super complicated and ridiculously expensive to repair and maintain. COME BACK DOWN TO REALITY AND START FOCUSING ON QUALITY...YOU'VE LOST ALL YOUR CUSTOMERS.
Sat Apr 28 2007 9:24 AM
castigamatti says
ERROR , ERROR,error, it is not a twin charger BUT turbo charger
Sun Apr 29 2007 3:52 AM
jontam says
twin charger refers to the fact that it is supercharged AND turbocharged.
read the article next time
Sun Apr 29 2007 7:13 AM
castigamatti says
the engine with 90 kw haven' t turbo + supercharged but only turbo charged
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2007/04/vw_introduces_n.html#more
Sun Apr 29 2007 9:00 PM
admin says
castigamatti is right on this one, this engine doesn't have a second blower, which we missed because of a slightly dodgy German->English translation. Thanks for pointing the error out.
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