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| “Few
two-litres impersonate a three-litre as
effectively as this VW Group unit”
Frank Markus,
Motor Trend |
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“Versatile and clever; small but
seriously strong” was how Playboy’s Ken Gross described
the popular 2-litre Audi-
developed powerplant that has now topped the 1.8-litre to 2-litre
category
for a third year in a row.
With a number of available outputs including 168bhp and 197bhp,
different versions of this engine are used in a wide range of
products across the VW Group including the Golf, Audi A6, SEAT
Leon and the Octavia from Czech automaker Škoda.
The engine was devised by thoroughly reworking the 1,984cc normally
aspirated unit and adding a turbocharger to boost performance.
Other vital changes to the architecture included the modification
of the cylinder head with sodium-filled exhaust valves, armoured
inlet and exhaust valve seats, variable valve
timing, and a Bosch Motronic MED 9.1
ECU to monitor proceedings. The result is an engine that offers
280Nm of torque at 1,800rpm when housed in the Golf GTi.
Many of the judges identified the
Turbo FSI’s adaptability as a strong suit. Giannis Charpidis
of Greece’s 4Wheels called the engine “smooth and
powerful, with a variety of versions that perfectly meet the
needs of cars with many
different characters”. For Australia’s Bill McKinnon,
meanwhile, the TFSI is “an engine that feels right in
any application you care to name, from hot hatch through to
executive express”.
The VW Group is continuing to widen the portfolio of TFSIs,
having recently installed a 238bhp variant in the SEAT Leon
Cupra and, most powerful of all,
a 261bhp example in the four-wheel-drive Audi S3. Such deployments
look set to secure TFSI’s popularity for years to come. |
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| 1. Volkswagen/Audi 2-litre Turbo FSI (A3,
A4, A6, TT, Golf GTi, Eos, Jetta, Škoda Octavia, Seat Altea,
Leon) |
249 |
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| 2. BMW Diesel 2-litre (X3, 120d, 320d, 520d) |
143 |
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| 3. Honda 2-litre i-VTEC (Civic Type R) |
123 |
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| 4. Honda 2-litre S2000 (Europe/Asia)) |
106 |
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| 5. Mitsubishi 2-litre Turbo (Evo IX, Outlander/Airtek) |
81 |
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| 6. Volkswagen 2-litre (GDI) FSI (Audi A3,
A4, VW Golf, Touran, Eos, Seat Leon, Toledo, Škoda Octavia) |
71 |
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