U.S. Spec Beetle Turbo and Jetta GLI receive power boost
08 May 2013|2,720 views
The mildly tweaked engine now makes 210bhp - a modest 10bhp increase over its preceding model - while torque figure remains unchanged at 280Nm.
With the newer engine, the Beetle Turbo now takes 6.6 seconds to accelerate to 100km/h - 0.2 seconds faster than the previous version.
The Jetta GLI takes 6.7 seconds to finish the century sprint - a tenth of a second faster with the manual transmission - and two tenths quicker with the DSG dual-clutch automatic for cars equipped with the newer engine.The Jetta GLI is also upgraded with LED taillights on all trims.
More than the slight bump in performance, Volkswagen claims the new engine improves fuel efficiency for the Beetle models between four to eight percent on the combined cycle and by up to nine percent on the city cycle. The engine has also shed 3.62kg, to 131kg overall with improvements to the engine internals.
The 2013 model year Beetle Turbo, Turbo Convertible and Jetta GLI range of cars will be fitted with a newer version of the award winning EA888 2.0-litre turbocharged TSI engine that will be produced in a new factory in Silao, Mexico - as part of Volkswagen's ongoing $5 billion (S$6.1 billion) investment in the North American market.
The mildly tweaked engine now makes 210bhp - a modest 10bhp increase over its preceding model - while torque figure remains unchanged at 280Nm.
With the newer engine, the Beetle Turbo now takes 6.6 seconds to accelerate to 100km/h - 0.2 seconds faster than the previous version.
The Jetta GLI takes 6.7 seconds to finish the century sprint - a tenth of a second faster with the manual transmission - and two tenths quicker with the DSG dual-clutch automatic for cars equipped with the newer engine.The Jetta GLI is also upgraded with LED taillights on all trims.
More than the slight bump in performance, Volkswagen claims the new engine improves fuel efficiency for the Beetle models between four to eight percent on the combined cycle and by up to nine percent on the city cycle. The engine has also shed 3.62kg, to 131kg overall with improvements to the engine internals.
The mildly tweaked engine now makes 210bhp - a modest 10bhp increase over its preceding model - while torque figure remains unchanged at 280Nm.
With the newer engine, the Beetle Turbo now takes 6.6 seconds to accelerate to 100km/h - 0.2 seconds faster than the previous version.
The Jetta GLI takes 6.7 seconds to finish the century sprint - a tenth of a second faster with the manual transmission - and two tenths quicker with the DSG dual-clutch automatic for cars equipped with the newer engine.The Jetta GLI is also upgraded with LED taillights on all trims.
More than the slight bump in performance, Volkswagen claims the new engine improves fuel efficiency for the Beetle models between four to eight percent on the combined cycle and by up to nine percent on the city cycle. The engine has also shed 3.62kg, to 131kg overall with improvements to the engine internals.
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