| Volkswagen, Europe's largest car maker, | | | | has been diminished by approximately 6 |
| showed its new TSI petrol engine (90 kW | | | | percent, in spite of refined |
| 122 PS) along with the world's first | | | | performance, better VW timing parts, and |
| seven-speed dual clutch gearbox (DSG) | | | | improved torque characteristics. |
| for the compact and mid-class. These | | | | The new VW TSI engine is patterned on |
| products were presented at the | | | | its compressor counterparts that have |
| International Vienna Engine Symposium in | | | | 103 and 125 kilowatts. As differentiate |
| April 26-27 and will be launched in the | | | | to twin-charged engines, the 90 |
| half of 2007. These products are | | | | kilowatts TSI maximizes just the |
| Volkswagen's way of continuing its drive | | | | turbo-charger for boost, where an added |
| train offensive. | | | | compressor is not a requirement. |
| TSI means maximum power accompanied with | | | | Meanwhile, VW has also introduced the |
| minimal consumption. This is done by | | | | first ever seven-speed DSG gearbox. This |
| mixing direct injection and turbo | | | | is another first from the German |
| charging with minimal engine capacity. | | | | automaker. This gearbox will be used for |
| The Golf and Touran can use these TSI | | | | volume models. |
| engines, which has a power output of 103 | | | | As compared to the six-speed DSG |
| and 125 kilowatts. The third option in | | | | gearbox, the seven-speed DSG's clutches |
| the engine line-up is the new 90 | | | | further improves efficacy. The VW |
| kilowatts TSI. | | | | six-speed DSG gearbox gave automatic |
| The torque of the current 1.4 liter | | | | engines small amount of consumption. |
| turbo engine is estimated 30 percent | | | | With the efficacy and sporty attributes, |
| higher than the torque of the 1.6 FSI | | | | the DSG made the DSG gear boxes well |
| engine. The current turbo engine has | | | | known in the compact and mid class type |
| 200 Newton-meters of torque at 1,500 | | | | of vehicles. A very concrete example is |
| rpm. | | | | the DSG being ordered in almost 25 of |
| The TSI engine can have low-end torque | | | | Tourans in the market today. |
| gains of up to 66 percent. Consumption | | | | |