VW Launches New 1.2L TSI Engine in Polo, Golf and Golf Plus
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nederina
3 or 4-Cylinders? This unit is not the twin turbo and supercharged engine like the 1.4 TSI but a small TFSI? The 2.0 engine found in the new GTI is called the TSI but only feature a turbo in it. Get your stuffs right VW.
October 24, 2009 10:15 am
exoroxx
The 1.2 TSI is a four-cylinder engine, has nothing in common with the 1.2 3-cyl used in the latest Polo. TSI stands only for the combination of turbocharger and fuel direct injektion. VW says only "TSI" to all types of turbocharged engines. In the case of the neu 1,2 TSI it is the standard type with only one small turbocharger similiar to the small 1,4 TSI.
October 24, 2009 12:33 pm
tootall
How you came about with that equation jetcraz??? I thought the designation of "TSI" was that to categorised VW cars that were equipped with a turbo stratified injection system (TSI). TURBO non-the-less, not nesscearly "twin charged" as you've stated.
October 24, 2009 5:52 pm
SirTristan
TSIs are the ones that have both super- and turbochargers.
TFSI is just turbo.
October 24, 2009 7:06 pm
Andy_pistonhead
I've inquired with VW personally, TSi is just turbo charged. It's definitely not twin turbo.
October 26, 2009 7:48 am
fusion01
Don't think so. The GTI is has a 'TSI' designation and has a single turbo only.
October 27, 2009 5:48 pm
UKTony
This 1.2 TSi engine is already in the new Skoda Yeti. In the UK we're on extended delivery times for the 1.4tsi 122bhp, 6 months+ on some models.
October 24, 2009 7:23 pm
bobmcgod
Not all tsi's have both a turbo and a supercharger, but all tsi's use forced induction. The low power 1.4 tsi for example only uses a single turbo. So tootall is right.
October 24, 2009 7:50 pm
elephino
I thought TSI meant direct injection and was not related to turbos or superchargers.
October 24, 2009 10:17 pm
jetcraz
I had read some where stating tsi are twin charge as in china's passat 1.8 tsi/2.0 tsi
October 25, 2009 5:26 am
SebXX
Guys, if you doubt what TSI means... just Google it : http://www.volkswagen.com.au/vwcms/master_public/virtualmaster/en_au/company/Innovative_Technology/tsi/start.html, It can be both twin or single charged.
October 25, 2009 3:46 pm
alessandro
...and there are both in VW Golf already. One is 122 bHP and second with supercharger 150bHP. Both are 1.4 liter four-pots.
October 27, 2009 9:38 am
alessandro
175 Nm torque is not bad from 1,2 liter engine after all. VW doing great job despite the fact that majority prefer 475 Nm torque out from their cars.
October 27, 2009 9:34 am
fusion01
I read the only new MK6 Golf's released to the States (other than the GTI) will be a 2.5 litre petrol and 2.0 litre diesel. If so, bad news: shitty for the environment and completely unnecessary when small, direct injection, forced induction-based engines are doing good things. I do hope for change in people's atttitude in the US towards small engines, expecially when the Golf is a small car (but then a 2.5 litre might seems small!).
October 27, 2009 5:52 pm
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