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