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Volkswagen's TSI engines awarded for petrol-engine technology advancement
Volkswagen's TSI engines were awarded the "TechnoBest" award from the 15-nation AutoBest jury in Istanbul today. One reason for the award was that these engines crank out a lot of power for the amount of fuel they consume, something the jury called a "genuine advancement." Read more of the jury's thoughts in VW's announcement after the jump. For the last few years, Europeans have been able to drive using the TSIs, but Americans will get a first taste later this summer with the release of the new Passat CC (UPDATE: as Mirko points out beow, the American version of the TSI isn't quite the same as the one that won the award). In Europe, the TSI engines are available in Golfs and the Jetta, Touran and Tiguan series vehicles. Currently, 127,000 TSI engines are in use around the world. Gallery: Detroit 2008: Volkswagen Passat CC
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Volkswagen TSI Engines Clinch Another Title:
Twinchargers Win the Votes in Eastern and Central Europe
TechnoBest Award for supercharger-turbocharger combination
15-nation jury in Istanbul awards its prize to TSI engines
Wolfsburg, 21 February 2008 - At a ceremony in Istanbul, Volkswagen last night received the renowned "TechnoBest" technology prize for its TSI engines. The prize is awarded by a motoring jury from the automobile markets of Eastern and Central Europe. The jury said the Volkswagen TSI demonstrated genuine advancement in the field of petrol-engine technology.
The TSI engines combine a supercharger and a turbocharger and offer output of between 103 kW / 140 PS and 125 kW / 170 PS. These twinchargers are already featured in the Volkswagen Golf, Golf Plus, Golf Variant, Jetta, Touran and Tiguan series. The benefit of TSI, in a nutshell, is that it affords maximum power at a minimum level of fuel consumption. 127.000 motorists around the world already have the TSI technology under their Volkswagen bonnets.
Volkswagen is the only carmaker to date to use this technology combination in mass-volume series engines. The supercharger produces a lot of rpm pressure, and thus acceleration agility. Because TSI engines make do with a comparatively small amount of cubic capacity, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions are significantly reduced.
Since their debut, the TSI engines have achieved widespread acclaim, winning the world's most prestigious awards – the "Engine of the Year Award" in 2006 and 2007, for example. This latest prize, the "TechnoBest" prize for technology is awarded by "AutoBest", an independent motoring jury from the emerging markets of Europe as represented by leading journalists from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Hungary, Poland, the Ukraine, the Czech Republic, Russia and Greece.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mirko 12:29AM (2/22/2008)
Americans won't get the supercharger-turbocharger combination in the Passat CC - they will get the turbo-only 2.0 TFSI. Volkswagen just rebadged the TFSIs to TSI, to simplify their engine branding and to confuse customers.
So, the article shpuld be edited - You may get a TSI badge, but not the twincharger, and that's what the award was for.
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Carlos Ferreira 2:54PM (2/22/2008)
Oh, so all you'll get in the US is the 2.0 Turbo the Golf GTI gets in Europe? It's a great engine, but really not as green as the TSI. That engine, badged as the Golf GT, is a 1.4 with super and turbo charging. Here, in Europe, it uses less fuel than a normal 1.4, with almost double the power.
Carlos Ferreira
http://www.greencarvalue.blogspot.com
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gsolman6 3:50PM (2/22/2008)
Hmmmmmm, I wonder if it being so fuel efficient is the reason Jeremy Clarkson hates this powerplant.
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Barney 9:05PM (5/24/2008)
"Hmmmmmm, I wonder if it being so fuel efficient is the reason Jeremy Clarkson hates this powerplant."
No, he hated it because he road tested it with the "W" (winter) traction control button on. The silly old fool can't read (the owners manual), and his minders obviously can't either.
AFAIK he's the ONLY journo to dislike the car. The rest of the world keep awarding it engineering excellence awards - poor old JC called it one of the 5 worst cars of all time.
I wonder who's right?
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Agustin Guevara MD 11:27PM (7/06/2008)
all could and can say as they wish this is a great engine in my great car.
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