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One of the reason American carmakers are in trouble: engines
VW will come out with the VW Golf GT (not available in the US), and it will feature a 1.4-liter TSI (direct injection) I4 engine with a twin-charger system composed of a single supercharger for low-end power and a turbo-charger for high-end speed. The car will do a max speed of 137 mph and will have 168bhp and 177lb.ft of torque. But will still get an awesome 40-mpg!
For comparison, a Pontiac Solstice with its NA 2.4-liter I4 gets 177 bhp as well, but gets a combined rate of 22-mpg. And people wonder why the American auto industry is in trouble!
Jon.
VW will come out with the VW Golf GT (not available in the US), and it will feature a 1.4-liter TSI (direct injection) I4 engine with a twin-charger system composed of a single supercharger for low-end power and a turbo-charger for high-end speed. The car will do a max speed of 137 mph and will have 168bhp and 177lb.ft of torque. But will still get an awesome 40-mpg!
For comparison, a Pontiac Solstice with its NA 2.4-liter I4 gets 177 bhp as well, but gets a combined rate of 22-mpg. And people wonder why the American auto industry is in trouble!
Jon.