Order books for the 2017 VW Golf with the new
1.5-litre TSI are now open, enabling customers to get their new Golf with the
company’s latest generation of petrol engines.
The new turbocharged engine features a common rail
direct injection system while is also getting VW’s active cylinder management,
meaning it’s able to shut off two of its four cylinders depending on the
throttle load, reducing this way its fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.
VW says that their new Golf 1.5
TSI returns a combined 5.0lt/100km (56.4mpg UK) and 114g/km of CO2 when
equipped with a manual and 4.9lt/100km (57.6mpg UK) and 112g/km of CO2 with the
optional seven-speed DSG dual-clutch automatic transmission.
The engine is producing 147 hp and 250 Nm of peak torque from 1,500 rpm, with VW announcing a 128 hp variant coming towards the middle of the year. The new VW Golf 1.5 TSI is available from the Comfortline
trim level upwards and with a base price set at 26,400 euros (US$ 28,150) in Germany.
