Twincharged VW Golf

[matthewdesigns]

Looking for a new DD? This looks like it will be pretty fun! I have not found any engine shots yet to see how it's laid out, so post up if you find any. The engine is a tiny 1.4L, but 158hp isn't bad for that! It'll be interesting to see what can be wrung out of this with a few bolt-ons once these hit the market.

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We also drove the effervescent little 158bhp 1.4-litre TSI, which is amazingly strong and refined at low revs and positively bubbly when you push close to its 6,400rpm red line. While the 120bhp turbocharged version is pleasant enough, the supercharged and turbocharged TSI is a box of firecrackers. It's as if VW has thrown engineering at this car in a way that only Honda could match. It's virtually impossible to tell when the supercharger cuts out and the turbo cuts in, and the urgent push of the engine is smooth and linear. It's also astonishingly quiet; you might notice a bit of air flutter around the mirrors but then you notice that you're on the licence-losing side of 100mph. With a seven-speed DSG 'box and all the extra engine ancillaries, the TSI doesn't weigh much less than the diesel, but it rides lighter on its wheels and points into corners with more alacrity.

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[twack]

YouTube - vw 1.4 tsi twincharger

 

[AWDTSIer]

Ive been searching for engine pics, but heres the best i could do...

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[bmoha2]

seven speed? I hate all that plastic crap under the hood. If I bought one, none of that crap would make it past the first weekend.

 

[matthewdesigns]

Thanks for the vid and photo. Impossible to tell what's going on with the motor in either of them unfortunately...maybe a bov in the lower left corner? And all that plastic would definitely hit the trashheap.

Since it's direct injection, and probably low boost, I wonder if it even has an intercooler. The article in Car and Driver where I first saw a writeup doesn't say.

 

[Defiant]

seven speed? I hate all that plastic crap under the hood. If I bought one, none of that crap would make it past the first weekend.

If you bought one, the hood wouldn't need to be lifted until the third owner got it.

But sorry. No FWD yet. Still holding out.

 

[AWDTSIer]

I thought that was maybe a BOV as well. What is it with germans and their plastic? I have an Audi and the first thing i did was remove the plastic. Ha! I dont know why, but i just cant stand it.

 

[VTEC_THIS]

What is it with germans and their plastic? I have an Audi and the first thing i did was remove the plastic. Ha! I dont know why, but i just cant stand it.

It's called "German Engineering".

Seriously though, most German cars are over priced and not worth it to modify IMHO, unless you have a generous salary and small hands.

 

[Defiant]

Everyone's covering their engines these days. It's to keep the curious away from them, in case they stumble across the hood latch lever and pull it. Mustn't let the unclean contaminate the contraption.