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 Volkswagen 1.4 Twincharger engine maybe cancelled, too complex & expensive to produce

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post Jan 17 2011, 11:36 AM, updated 15y ago

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VW twincharger could be axed

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Volkswagen’s twincharger petrol engine could be on its way out, according to well placed insiders.

The company’s 1.4-litre engine, which mixes turbocharging and supercharging, is said to be too complex and expensive to produce.
Instead, VW engineers now believe that new turbocharging technology can achieve similar results at a much-reduced cost.



The popular twincharger engine, found in numerous VW Group models, won the coveted Engine of the Year award in 2009 and 2010 and was described as “a masterstroke of downsizing technology and a real engineering showcase".


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post Jan 17 2011, 11:59 AM

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QUOTE(pedanglaut @ Jan 17 2011, 11:51 AM)
Thats mean they will not continue to produce TSI engine anymore? hmm.gif
Lucky if can buy the latest MK6 golf or scirocco equiped with TSI quickly nod.gif
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They'll keep the TSI acronym as it generally represents forced induction engine. Currently only the 1.4 TSI comes with twincharging.
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post Jan 17 2011, 04:39 PM

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QUOTE(hanifw @ Jan 17 2011, 04:25 PM)
This will leads to lower resale value for 1.4 tsi models~
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Not so. VW also came out with the single turbo 1.4TSi engine for regular models. It produces 121hp as opposed to 178hp with the twincharger but it's 14kg lighter & water cooled intercooler.

 

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