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Remember the Euro 6 engines we discovered in the Beetle configurator early last week? Volkswagen finally got round to writing a full press release today. Turns out the German company has just added a total of five new TSI and TDI mills, together with their second generation modular infotainment system (MIB), which should be great if you want a decent nav system.
The three petrol engines available on the Beetle are the 105 PS 1.2 TSI, the 150 PS 1.4 TSI and the 220 PS 2.0 TSI. Which would we recommend? That's a tricky question. We drove the Bug with a 200 PS mill a couple of years ago and it was fast. But most buyers just want the looks, so they should go for the 1.4. It sounds OK and at 0 to 100 km/h in 8.7 seconds it's decently fast.
The really weird part about the press release is a 2-liter TDI engine said to have 81 kW or 110 PS, which is said to be the most efficient in the range. We checked the German market configurator and it says the same thing: 110 PS at 3,500 rpm and 250 Nm at 1,500 rpm from a displacement of 1,968cc. However, both torque and power are the same as you get with a 1.6 TDI.
This could just be a simple mistake that we can very easily forgive, especially since the Beetle has new tech as well. A lot of Golf 7 features have been added, including the “Discover Media” navigation system “Rear View” reversing camera. Models that come with DSG gearboxes also have a coasting function to reduce fuel consumption further.
Update: Volkswagen officials have told us it's no mistake. The 1.6 TDIs has been replaced by a 2.0 TDI with 110 hp, which they say belongs to the newest engine generations of mills developed for the MQB platform and brings better fuel consumption (down from 4.5 to 4.3 l/100km combined) and reduced emissions (down from 119 to 112 km).
The really weird part about the press release is a 2-liter TDI engine said to have 81 kW or 110 PS, which is said to be the most efficient in the range. We checked the German market configurator and it says the same thing: 110 PS at 3,500 rpm and 250 Nm at 1,500 rpm from a displacement of 1,968cc. However, both torque and power are the same as you get with a 1.6 TDI.
This could just be a simple mistake that we can very easily forgive, especially since the Beetle has new tech as well. A lot of Golf 7 features have been added, including the “Discover Media” navigation system “Rear View” reversing camera. Models that come with DSG gearboxes also have a coasting function to reduce fuel consumption further.
Update: Volkswagen officials have told us it's no mistake. The 1.6 TDIs has been replaced by a 2.0 TDI with 110 hp, which they say belongs to the newest engine generations of mills developed for the MQB platform and brings better fuel consumption (down from 4.5 to 4.3 l/100km combined) and reduced emissions (down from 119 to 112 km).
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