Though it carries the same 170-hp rating as the outgoing engine, the new turbo 1.8-liter makes an additional 7 lb-ft of torque, for a total of 184 lb-ft. The new engine also features direct injection ...

Just like the Jetta sedan and the upcoming Golf 7 hatch, the Beetle models previously sold with a 2.5-liter engine in the US are now fitted with the a 1.8-liter turbo engine. Belonging to the EA888 ...

In the 2000s, Volkswagen Group thought variation is the key to success in the hot hatch supermini market. And so, the Skoda Fabia vRS had a 1.9 TDI diesel engine with about 130 hp, while VW's Polo GTI ...

In yet another example of engine downsizing, Volkswagen has announced it is slotting a new 1.4-liter turbo four into the Jetta. The smaller, forced-induction engine will replace the naturally ...

Volkswagen is rolling out a new 1.8-liter turbocharged and direct-injected TSI engine which will debut in the Jetta, Beetle, and Passat later this year. This thrifty new engine will replace the ...

No more conventional gasoline engines for Volkswagen. The German automaker will phase out naturally aspirated engines for U.S. models over the next three or four years in favor of an all-turbocharged ...

Eighteen months ago, Ferdinand Piech treated a few members of the media to rides around a German test track in a Volkswagen New Beetle prototype: 220-horse-power VR6 engine, all-wheel drive, 18-inch ...

The new, direct injection engine is rated at 150 hp and 184 lb-ft of torque. The automaker says all of that torque is available at a low 1,400 rpm. Available transmissions will be a five-speed manual ...

I love two-seater, RWD convertibles and own a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata for pavement fun and a lifted 2001 Miata for pre-running. I race air-cooled Volkswagens in desert races like the Mint 400 and the ...

I love two-seater, RWD convertibles and own a 2004 Mazdaspeed Miata for pavement fun and a lifted 2001 Miata for pre-running. I race air-cooled Volkswagens in desert races like the Mint 400 and the ...