New T S I engine from VW infos

Vid6639 · 26th May 2009, 17:41

Siddhu, I doubt they will plonk this in the Polo and Jetta as this engine is really complicated and moreover at the limit. It must be a very expensive engine with heavy reinforcements to put out 170bhp from a 1.4L engine.

ImmortalZ · 26th May 2009, 20:44

It may not be that much of a tank. But it'll be very delicate, with both kind of FI, FSI and God knows what else technical wizardry that is going on. It probably is very sensitive to fuel and air quality too. Who is going to service it? The dealers will probably want to replace the engine wholesale when a spark plug goes wrong.

san9jay · 26th August 2009, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by narry

hi
before i had used subaru forest 2.5 turbi 280 bhp
from last 1 month i am driving skoda octivia combi
with 1.8tsi engine bhp 160
but i feel this car skoda have more power than my old subaru forestor
which was 2.5 liter 280 bhp
so i was wondering how can 1.8 tsi engine with 160 bhp
can have more power and pick up than 2.5 l turbo engine
regards
narry

Narry,

The seat of the pants feeling you get of power in a car depends on how usable the power is. I do not know your subaru but if all the power was available only at very high revs or in a very narrow power band then it will not feel powerful for normal driving.

I agree the skoda feels more powerful than its 160bhp.

I drive the skoda superb 1.8 TSI (also 160 bhp) and i feel it is because of its excellent drivetrain and gearing. My superb has a 7 speed gearbox so it keeps the engine in its sweet spot for much longer.

/sanjay

ajmat · 26th August 2009, 13:11

Anyway, the 1.4 TSI is so pupluar that there is a 3 month backlog of orders of cars to be fitted with that engine

vnabhi · 26th August 2009, 15:16

Even the new Laura petrol model has 'TSI' inscribed on its rear----not sure if it is the same 1.8 L engine of the Superb however.

san9jay · 31st August 2009, 11:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by vnabhi

Even the new Laura petrol model has 'TSI' inscribed on its rear----not sure if it is the same 1.8 L engine of the Superb however.

It is the same engine. The gearbox is different though.

ivar1951 · 5th February 2010, 12:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by san9jay

Narry,

The seat of the pants feeling you get of power in a car depends on how usable the power is. I do not know your subaru but if all the power was available only at very high revs or in a very narrow power band then it will not feel powerful for normal driving.

I agree the skoda feels more powerful than its 160bhp.

I drive the skoda superb 1.8 TSI (also 160 bhp) and i feel it is because of its excellent drivetrain and gearing. My superb has a 7 speed gearbox so it keeps the engine in its sweet spot for much longer.

/sanjay

What is the petrol that you use for the 1.8 TSI Superb?

26th May 2009, 17:41	#16
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,730 Thanked: 43,483 Times View My Garage	Siddhu, I doubt they will plonk this in the Polo and Jetta as this engine is really complicated and moreover at the limit. It must be a very expensive engine with heavy reinforcements to put out 170bhp from a 1.4L engine.
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26th May 2009, 20:44	#17
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	It may not be that much of a tank. But it'll be very delicate, with both kind of FI, FSI and God knows what else technical wizardry that is going on. It probably is very sensitive to fuel and air quality too. Who is going to service it? The dealers will probably want to replace the engine wholesale when a spark plug goes wrong.
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26th August 2009, 13:11	#19
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,866 Thanked: 27,980 Times View My Garage	Anyway, the 1.4 TSI is so pupluar that there is a 3 month backlog of orders of cars to be fitted with that engine
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26th August 2009, 15:16	#20
vnabhi Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: DC -> DC Posts: 5,958 Thanked: 2,393 Times View My Garage	Even the new Laura petrol model has 'TSI' inscribed on its rear----not sure if it is the same 1.8 L engine of the Superb however.
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