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According to Italian blog Autoblog, Audi will present two new engines this fall. The first one will be a 1.8 TFSI and the second one a 2,8 lt V6 FSI with a system of variable valve timing (called ValveLift).

The Valvelift made it's debut in the engine of the Audi Roadjet Concept, whose 3,2 V6 FSI was able to develop 300 hp at 7.000 rpm and 330 Nm of torque at 4.500.

Google translation of the article: http://translate.google.com/tr...tools

If my calculation is correct...

...that means 93,75 Bhp per litre. That's not bad at all for a normally aspirated 3.2 V6 24V engine.

Audi impresses me again.

New 1.8-liter turbo engine for the Audi A3

Audi has announced a new 1.8-liter turbo engine for the A3. We talked about it a couple of weeks ago, together with a 2.8 V6 FSI ValveLift, but now it's official: 160 PS; 250 Nm of torque; top speed of 220 km/h; 8,2 seconds from 0-100 km/h and a price about 500 € higher compared to the A3 2.0 FSI.

This new turbo-charged engine will probably be present soon all over the Volkswagen-Audi Group's brands. According to Autoweek.nl it should become the base engine for the new TT.

Source: http://www.eurocarblog.com/post/415/...per-la-audi-a3

What benefits does this bring over the 1.4 TSI engine? It sounds very similar in terms of output, and despite different approaches, both being forced induction should give them similar driving characteristics as well.

Is it just that "1.8" sounds better than "1.4" when you're buying a more prestigious car?

Is there 1.4L engine for Audis?

That's it.

Nope.

Not anymore at least. Only the A2 had a 1.4 lt engine.

Luw - I meant the 1.4 Twincharger (supercharger + turbo) engine now in Golf GTs and other VAG cars. It produces around 170PS ie. 125kW/6000rpm and 240Nm/1750-4500rpm (which is a pretty good torque curve, actually). According to the UK Golf brochure, in the Golf GT with 6-speed manual, it has a 220km/h top speed and goes to 62mph in 7.9s.

Hmm, maybe for people who didn't know anything about the engine specs, the "1.8" sounds better. For me, the output and driving characteristic wins out.

One more thing - the 1.4TSI has a cast iron block, as small as a 1.4L engine block is. The 1.8L TFSI has an alloy block, I presume? There might be overall weight advantages, or weight distribution advantages; though for engines this small such differences must really be quite small.

Doesn't audi have a 2.0T and a 3.2 right now? Why go back to 1.8 and 2.8?

I don't think these new engines are going to replace the 2.0TFSI and the 3.2 V6. I think both engines are going to get more power soon so there will be place for these new smaller engines.

More engines->more choices for consumers.

In some countries (including mine) taxes are calculated according to the volume of the engine so the lower displacement and the higher the power the better. That means that a 1.8 TFSI is more preferable than a 2.0 FSI.