VW 1.4-litre wins overall International Engine of the Year award as well as being voted the Green Engine of the Year German powertrain engineering dominates, winning 11 of the 12 available awards ...

When Volkswagen revealed the first photos and details of its all-new Passat, they said as many as 10 different engines would be available. However, when the German market configurator was launched, ...

Volkswagen has managed to once again take home the prestigious Engine of the Year Award this year for its 1.4 TSI engine in the 1.0 to 1.4 litres category.Hermann Middendorf from Volkswagen Petrol ...

Scirocco? Isn't that some Car my Father Drove?I admit that I'm probably not the most objective person in the world when it comes to the new, European-market Volkswagen Scirocco, as I have a ...

A few years ago Volkswagen was touting the benefits of its new ‘twincharger’ technology for gasoline engines. Labeled TSI, the technology essentially combined both a supercharger and a turbocharger ...

Volkswagen's 1.4-liter TSI Twincharger has taken out the International Engine of the Year Award for the second year running. The engine, which punches above its weight via the use of a combined ...

After reviewing the all-new 1.4-litre turbocharged model at launch late in 2024, diesel fan Melinda Ferguson is thrilled to be able to drive the new Tiguan R-Line two-litre TDI diesel iteration ...

When you say VW Golf, almost everybody thinks GTI. But in our case, VW Golf means 1.4 TSI. And you would think that this is not enough to make this Golf a great car. But the new VW Golf 8.5 in 1.4 TSI ...

Volkswagen’s TSI engines have been awarded the environmental commendation certified by TÜV Nord, following in the footsteps of the dual-clutch transmission DSG. The Life Cycle Assessment on which the ...

Cylinder deactivation isn’t a new idea; the technology was first implemented (with only moderate success) in the days following World War II. Over the past ten years, cylinder deactivation has become ...

Antony Ingram September 2, 2011 Comment Now! Cylinder deactivation has been with us for several years in big V8 engines. Both GM and Chrysler have used it and Audi now offers it on its S range. Rather ...