The 1.5-litre TSI ‘Evo’ doesn’t have that punchy ‘mini EA888’ feeling of the lovely old 1.4 it replaced a while ago, but it’s probably a better fit for the car. It’s smooth and hushed, and while it doesn’t seem to want to do a whole lot under 2000rpm, the inline-four...
When first perusing the press release for the facelifted VW Golf late last year, the first thing we noticed wasn’t the GTI’s power boost, nor the autonomous-ish tech. No, it was the new 1.5-litre TSI ‘Evo’ engine. It’s a replacement for the old 1.4, so it represents something...
The other engine that will be put on sale in India will be the 115hp, 1.0-litre TSI, a three-cylinder unit. There will be no diesel engine on offer when the SUV makes it to Indian shores, due to Bharat Stage-VI emission norms. But VW is also looking at a CNG version, and once...
with a 2,000cc cap on engine size. So this has a 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo like any other mk7 Golf GTI, only tuned up to nearly 350bhp, over 100bhp more than the cheapest GTI on sale. It’s still front-wheel drive and uses the same locking-diff technology ...
Volkswagen has graciously loaned us aMakena TurquoiseT-Cross 85TSI Life with the optional R-Line package. It is powered by a 1.0 litre TSI engine with 3 cylinder in line turbocharged, mated with a 7 speed DSG transmission. None of the T-Cross available in Australia is 4 or AWD, it is...
242bhp from a largely unchanged 2.0-litre turbo. We shan’t dwell too much on the new, infuriating buttonless interior (we’re here to drive after all, not listen to the radio... but for the record it’s a backwards step), or the fact that there’s a new face that doesn’t look...
Engine:Trendline and Comfortline: 1.8-litre TSI; Highline: 2.0-litre TSI Power:Trendline and Comfortline: 177hp; Highline: 217hp Torque:Trendline and Comfortline: 250Nm; Highline: 350Nm Zerotohundred:n/a Transmissions:Trendline and Comfortline: 6-speed DSG (dry clutch); Highline: 6-speed DSG...
VW Passat CC GT 2.0 litre TSI 200 Price (as tested): pounds 29,196 0-62mph: 7.6 seconds Top speed: 147mph Average fuel consumption: 35.8mpg CO2: 186g/km Insurance Group: 15 A stylish model from Volkswagen? Neil Lyndon discovers an upmarket makeover that's turned a plain Jane into ...