VW going turbo-only in 3 to 4 years
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VW going turbo-only in 3 to 4 years
VW going turbo-only in 3 to 4 years
This really was a matter of when, rather than if. Volkswagen will apparently be the first manufacturer to phase out naturally aspirated engines in favor of turbocharging its full slate. VW is kind of responsible for ushering in this push towards small-displacement, turbocharged engines that's taken the industry by storm. When it dropped its direct-injection, 2.0-liter turbo in the 2005 GTI it demonstrated that strapping an iron long to an engine can enhance the powertrain as a whole. VW made fuel economy gains, while also giving a linear, non-laggy turbo experience that it has replicated, model-after-model, to this day.
Speaking with The Detroit News, Volkswagen's executive Vice President of Group Quality, Marc Trahan, told the paper that, "We only have one normally aspirated gas engine, and when we go to the next generation vehicle that it's in, it will be replaced. So three, four years maximum."
Really, it's hard to get teary-eyed about either of these engines going away. VW has access to smaller powerplants that could easily match the performance of the 2.5 five-cylinder and the 3.6 V6, while gobbling up less fuel and providing a better driving experience. What we are sad about is that a similar statement about the extinction of NA engines came from the Vice President of Powertrain Engineering at Ford, Joe Bakaj. We'd certainly get teary-eyed over a world without Ford's excellent 5.0-liter V8.
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/18/v...nly-3-4-years/
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No kidding. Even 14 years ago, the old 1.8T was a FAR better engine choice than the 2.8 VR6, and the 2.5 is nowhere near as good as the VR6 was. The I5 was a modest improvement over the abysmal 2.0L I4 that dubbers referred to as the 2.slow, but that's about the only good thing that can be said about it.
The Jetta/Golf lineup should look like this:
1.4TFSI
TDI
1.8T
2.0TSI
While the Passat/CC should drop the 1.4 in favor of a turbo 6, probably a 3L.
The Jetta/Golf lineup should look like this:
1.4TFSI
TDI
1.8T
2.0TSI
While the Passat/CC should drop the 1.4 in favor of a turbo 6, probably a 3L.
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here they still have some other NA engines, awful... my buddy has Golf VI, nice car... with 1.6l... Toyota's 1.6l Valvematic is probably double the motor... not only the hp, but consumption is 2-3l smaller too.
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Nope, base engine in the Passat, Golf, Beetle and Jetta Sportwagon is the 2.5L I5. Jetta sedan base engine is still the absolutely pathetic 2.0 I-4. Touareg starts with the 3.6L V6. All of these are NA.
Only the EOS and Tiguan are currently turbocharged across all trim levels, which isn't surprising since the 2.0T is the only engine choice. The CC base engine is the 2.0T, but the 3.6L V6 is optional.
Only the EOS and Tiguan are currently turbocharged across all trim levels, which isn't surprising since the 2.0T is the only engine choice. The CC base engine is the 2.0T, but the 3.6L V6 is optional.
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Not surprised by this move. Afterall, it was VAG that popularized the small displacement turbo engine to begin with and got the formula right with the 1.8T, by focusing on power delivery and torque, allowing them to work well with automatic transmissions. The more mild approach also allowed them to keep compression ratios up, and fuel economy pretty decent even when the first versions were still port injected.
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Nope, base engine in the Passat, Golf, Beetle and Jetta Sportwagon is the 2.5L I5. Jetta sedan base engine is still the absolutely pathetic 2.0 I-4. Touareg starts with the 3.6L V6. All of these are NA.
Only the EOS and Tiguan are currently turbocharged across all trim levels, which isn't surprising since the 2.0T is the only engine choice. The CC base engine is the 2.0T, but the 3.6L V6 is optional.
Only the EOS and Tiguan are currently turbocharged across all trim levels, which isn't surprising since the 2.0T is the only engine choice. The CC base engine is the 2.0T, but the 3.6L V6 is optional.
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Nope, base engine in the Passat, Golf, Beetle and Jetta Sportwagon is the 2.5L I5. Jetta sedan base engine is still the absolutely pathetic 2.0 I-4. Touareg starts with the 3.6L V6. All of these are NA.
Only the EOS and Tiguan are currently turbocharged across all trim levels, which isn't surprising since the 2.0T is the only engine choice. The CC base engine is the 2.0T, but the 3.6L V6 is optional.
Only the EOS and Tiguan are currently turbocharged across all trim levels, which isn't surprising since the 2.0T is the only engine choice. The CC base engine is the 2.0T, but the 3.6L V6 is optional.
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I don't know that I'd call offering at least one turbocharged engine in every single model in the lineup behind the times. Most manufacturers have at least one model where no turbo is offered at all, and I think only BMW is all forced-induction at this point (though Audi might be also).