On that note, read the other day (in Auto express) that the Golf later this year will have a new 1.5 Petrol TSI engine (to replace the current 1.4 unit - not sure if the new one has ACT technology), and a new 1.5 diesel to replace the current 1.6 TDI lump.
The new, more efficient engines are designed to comply with even stricter emissions regulations due to be introduced in 2020. The 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol will replace the turbocharged 1.4 TSI that’s used in cars like the VW Golf and Skoda Octavia; it will make its first appearance in the facelifted version of the Mk7 Golf, due before the end of this year.
The diesel replaces the VW Group’s venerable 1.6 motor - although its introduction will be phased in around a year after the petrol’s. It will make its debut in the facelifted Audi A3, but close to the end of that car’s life, in late 2017. It is unlikely to appear in the Mk7 Golf; it’ll be phased into the Mk8 instead.
“The installation of the engine in cars like the Golf and A3 is very straightforward,” said a high-level VW source. “The engines are all new but their dimensions are very similar to what we currently use, so they can slot into existing cars or facelifts.”
I think the whole motor industry for some years now has been making a move to smaller more efficient more powerful engines, so to go from 1.4 to 1.5 liters was quite a surprise (thought it would be a 1 or 1.1 liter unit) ?
After all, not that many years ago the R32 was hauling an impressive 3.2l V6 lump outputting 250ps and 235 g/km CO where as the current R has "only" a 2l 4 pot unit but outputting 300ps with Co of only 165 (159 DSG).
