Volkswagen has revealed yet another new engine at the 2007 Vienna International Motor Symposium. This new unit is a 1.4 litre turbocharged unit making 122 horsepower and 200Nm of torque from as low as 1,500rpm! This unit is not to be confused with Volkswagen’s 1.4 litre TSI engines which are available in both 140hp and 170hp forms, as this new 122hp engine only uses a turbocharger without the addition of a supercharger as with the TSI engines.
Volkswagen also demonstrated it’s new DQ200 7-speed DSG gearbox, which adds one more gear ratio to it’s existing DG250 six-speed DSG units. The 7-speed DQ200 handles torque figures of up to 200Nm, making it suitable for low displacement applications like this new 1.4 litre TFSI. It won’t find it’s way into performance models until can sustain more torque.
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well, is 22hp gain if compare 2 city vtec 7sp.
For those not in the know, a supercharger taps the power of the engine to run while a turbocharger uses the exhaust waste but then, a super is less audible and has a longer life cycle.
Wow.. The road tax can be save and i don't think the fuel consumption is worst if drive decently..
I love VW's Tech, small displacement engine with DSG.
Now they need to work on improving fuel efficiency to rival Toyota or Honda.
And may be improving their Car design. ( I dont have problem with Audi, but VW's one look bulky )
Can get more by turbocharging similar displacement engines, but reliability will be a question, 122hp is mighty fine for a 1.4l.
roumers that f1 intereted in energy regeneration, part of it to reuse the wasted heat excharging from the exhaust, / probally come back of the turbo era .due 2010
well thats mean 'efficiency taken into consideration' in f1 .
for normal car nowadays, turbo really to be taken seriously towards engine flexibility and efficiency is good move,
sigle turbo, cheaper application,
but twin carger is so ideal for this purpose with wider mode of drivebility ,
ksec, i think VW's engines fuel effieciency is far more superior than that of Toyota & Honda. Its the japanese who should work harder to produce a better & efficient engine to rival the europeans. But nevertheless, the jap won on reliability.
eh… japanese cars more reliable… where did you pull that bull#### from…..
a lorry made in europe will last you 75 percent more mileage than a jap lorry…. fact1!!!
a car made in europe for asian conditions is as if not more reliable than a jap equivalent……
finally….. this is about VWs…. don't bring about nonsense about jap cars being better…..
Fu-Yoh!
Ehm… Actually European countries Diesel engine i can say is the best compare to Japan.. Maybe their fuel quality is more better Euro 4. I think the best Japaneses car can get is the hybrid system.. But is dammed expensive compare to Diesel powered engine.. So i vote for the European Technology.. Even Direct injection is invented by the germans not the japs.. If i not mistaken by Bosch? And maybe u think VTEC is the best in Honda Japan.. but really this technology has been used by ferrari, BMW, Alfa, Fiat and F1 cars a long time ago.. You can check here.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VVT (Vtec is modified from VVT) Actually is the Europeans who invented the VVT system.. Which is the Fiat at 1960.. I dont think Toyota use VVT system at that time until 90's in silver top 20v levin..
littlefire85, i think never heard vvt in f1, i think the logic is they most of the time they use upper end of the revs, so its tuned bias toward high end,
not like road car, which require flexibiliy torquey economy and reevy high hp sporting drive,
if u are on the race, i mean RACE , if your car moded to high end biased, the car 16 valve with racing cam could outrun the type R (with vvt),
but of course not a car for shopping, ..sluggish
Nice design but high cost in maintainance….
normaluser, i dont know if VW if fuel effieciency is far more superior, becoz VW's car dont seems to have higher MPG. Unless they are a lot more heavier then toyota and honda. Otherwise it seems both jap company won on Fuel efficiency in terms of cars MPG wise ( not Engine MPG wise )
i dont have a slight idea………………