chia nelygu kriterija. konkrechiai shiandienos situacijai man 1.4tsi atpisa visus V8 net nesigilinant i charakteristikas. -- Dainius "esquires" <esquires@idiods.com> wrote in message news:h1g46r$7hg$1@trimpas.omnitel.net... > ce geras. kaip golfui ar kokiai mazdai 3 laimejus metu automobilio awardsa > vistiek ferrari geriau, taip ir renkantis tarp 354 taskus gavusi vw tsi ir > 114 tasku gavusio amg, tas vw variklis ne pro kur nelaimi :) is kitos > puses, mercedes 2.1 cdi lygiai taip pat nelaimi prie bmw v8, nors tasku po > 203 :) > > > > > "pragäras" <briuseliokopustas@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:h1fet0$2fk$1@trimpas.omnitel.net... >>a vuo:) >> >> Volkswagen 1.4-litre TSI Twincharger >> >> Having accumulated 354 points from 65 judges, VW’s innovative >> new-generation TSI Twincharger has ended four years of BMW dominance to >> win the overall International Engine of the Year Award for 2009. >> >> In what was the closest race in the history of the Awards, the >> Twincharger beat the 2007 and 2008 champion, BMW’s 3-litre DI Twin Turbo >> by four points. TSI’s triumph in the overall International Engine of the >> Year, Green Engine and 1-litre to 1.4-litre categories will be seen as an >> important victory for those backing the downsizing of internal combustion >> engines over other solutions such as gasoline hybrids and full electric >> vehicles. >> >> Most notable was how well VW’s 1.4-litre unit managed to gather >> points from markets outside Europe, with judges in North America, Asia >> and South America all awarding top marks. “It was an easy choice,” said >> international motoring journalist Peter Robinson. “TSI combines >> outstanding refinement with terrific performance and low consumption and >> emissions.” American Matt Davis was equally impressed: “Volkswagen’s >> 1.4-litre TSI EA111 is still way ahead of the curve, sensationally >> over-engineered in all the right ways, and even makes the company’s >> fantastic 2-litre TFSI already look like yesterday’s tech.” >> >> The four-cylinder combines a turbocharger and supercharger in one >> compact unit. The result is power of up to 178bhp, but what’s most >> impressive is the engine’s specific power that attains 127.1bhp per litre >> of displacement. And with 240Nm of torque coming good at 1,500rpm, it’s >> easy to see why the jurors that look for performance and sporty >> characteristics were impressed. >> >> But power is just part of the story for this year’s International >> Engine of the Year. The TSI derivative mated to VW’s DSG system emits >> 144g CO2/km, and in a Golf application, fuel consumption is rated at >> 6.2litres/100km (45.5mpg). With those figures, it’s little wonder that >> TSI won. >> >> >