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It's the end of the line for Volkswagen's venerable 2.5-liter five-cylinder gasoline engine in the States as the German carmaker announced today that it will gradually replace it with a new 1.8-liter turbocharged and direct-injection four-cylinder TSI on the Jetta, Beetle, and Passat models.
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- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta: Performance Specs And New Photo Gallery
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VW Replaces 2.5L Inline-Five with New 170HP 1.8L TSI Turbo in the U.S. for 2014MY
It's the end of the line for Volkswagen's venerable 2.5-liter five-cylinder gasoline engine in the States as the German carmaker announced today that it will gradually replace it with a new 1.8-liter turbocharged and direct-injection four-cylinder TSI on the Jetta, Beetle, and Passat models.
Built in a new VW factory in Silao, Mexico, the EA888-codenamed 1.8-liter unit delivers the same output as the 2.5L unit at 170hp, but peak torque is improved by seven lb-ft at 184 lb-ft and is delivered much lower in the rev range, while the Germans say that is also offers significant fuel mileage gains - up to 17 percent on the highway in the Beetle, for example.
Read more »- Vw Horses Up Beetle With New 1.8 Tsi, Priced From $25,170
After the Passat and Jetta lineups, it's time for the U.S. market Beetle to replace the full of character, but outdated, 2.5-liter inline-five with the new EA888 1.8-liter turbocharged and direct-injection TSI gasoline engine. Read more »...
- Vw Will Go All Turbo In The U.s. In 3-4 Years, Says Exec
Volkswagen of America will drop naturally aspirated gasoline engines in favor of more powerful and economical turbocharged gasoline and diesel units within the next three to four years, a company executive said. The company's U.S. lineup currently...
- New Vw Beetle Gets A 39mpg Diesel Variant In The States
At the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, Volkswagen will reveal the most fuel-efficient version of the new Beetle in the States, the TDI, which is powered by a 2.0-liter four-cylinder diesel engine producing 140 horsepower and 236 lb-ft of peak torque. The same...
- 2011 Volkswagen Jetta: Performance Specs And New Photo Gallery
Following on from its world premiere at a special event at New York's Times Square in June, Volkswagen has released more details and photos of the new 2011 Jetta sedan. Designed in Germany but built at VW's plant in Mexico, the sixth generation...
- Ford To Introduce 1.6-liter Ecoboost Turbo Petrol Engines With Direct Injection In 2010
If there's one thing someone could hold against Ford of Europe that is the absence of any noteworthy gasoline engines in its range other than the 2.5-liter turbocharged 5-cylinder unit. Ford is one of the last European manufacturers to take advantage...