Volkswagen to Replace Inline-Five with 1.8-Liter Turbo Four in the U.S.

Sources revealed that the naturally aspirated five-cylinder engine will be dropped from Volkswagen’s U.S. lineup. It will be replaced by a turbocharged 1.8-liter four engine. This is a 1.8-liter version of the 2.0-liter turbo four that VW uses in the GTI, GLI, and Tiguan. Notably, its engine family is EA888.
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atc98092 - 11/24/2011 9:48:42 PM

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The 1.8T in my 2002 Jetta was rated 180HP, while the same engine in my 2003 Passat is rated at 170. While the 158hp listed in the article is a tad low, the torque is higher than I remember mine having. And I do remember that for a turbocharged engine it had a whole lot of low end grunt.

That is the biggest thing that has kept me in German cars compared to US or Asian. I don't like having to hit the revs for normal driving. I like low end torque. I just hope they put the diesel in the Tiguan soon. While I like the 2.0T in mine, I miss having a diesel.

atc98092 - 11/24/2011 9:53:56 PM

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I never disliked the 2.5 that my 06 Jetta had. I saw fuel economy as high as 36MPG on a round trip from Seattle to Klamath Falls OR. All freeway and 70MPH or higher. That was the 150HP version, and frankly it didn't feel underpowered because it had gobs of low end torque. However, I was happy to move to the 2.0T in my new Tiguan. I see 27-28MPG in the Tig on freeway cruises, and that's with the 2011 version. THe 2012 is supposed to be even better.