Audi, more than any other auto maker of the last 20 years, has been the avatar of advanced engine technologies later adopted for mainstream application

No better case makes the point than the FSI 2.0L DOHC I-4, winning a 10 Best Engines award for the third consecutive year since its launch in 2006. The power-dense, fuel-sipping FSI 2.0L – which Audi has had in production since 2004 and couldn’t be righter for the times – is the engine many auto makers only now say they’re gearing up to emulate.


Audi says it was the first to combine gasoline direct-injection technology (Fuel Straight Injection, or FSI, to Audi and parent Volkswagen AG) with turbocharging for a volume-production engine.


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SixxFive - 3/2/2008 7:05:19 PM

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If this article were true it would make Audi's struggle to increase sales and market share (especially in the US) even more of a disappointment.

S4cabriofoxone - 3/3/2008 12:18:05 AM

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Struggle to increase sales? No matter how slowly, they are steadily gaining in the US, month by month. Expect six-figure sales this year.

Rupert - 3/3/2008 10:43:36 AM

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They've improved every year for the last 15-ish years.

ThierryHenry14 - 3/3/2008 1:34:15 PM

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struggle to increase sales? I don't know if we are looking at the same company.

Threepoint1415926 - 3/2/2008 7:15:03 PM

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I really like the FSI 2.0L motor. It's fun to drive, plenty powerful and very economical.

S4cabriofoxone - 3/3/2008 12:18:16 AM

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I agree. I have it in my A3.

ThierryHenry14 - 3/3/2008 1:35:22 PM

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I had the 2.0L in a loaner car when I was getting my windshield fixed at the dealership, and it was such a blast to drive. absolutely fun...

4x4rules - 3/3/2008 1:45:18 PM

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what can I say.

Audi TDI has been ruling the racetrack, much like quattro did before it was outlawed. Ive been driving porsche for several years now, but i miss my S4 and will probably get an RS5.

4x4rules - 3/3/2008 1:46:11 PM

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or the new bodied RS4 when its available............