Autoworld.com - Beginning this month, Volkswagen of America, Inc. will offer its popular Jetta and Golf models with a new, more powerful four-cylinder engine option.
With more engine options in the compact car category than any other
manufacturer, Volkswagen is now offering the refined power of its award-winning 1.8 T,
150-horsepower four-cylinder engine in its 2000 Jetta and Golf models as a $1,550
option.
In the GTI GLS, the 1.8 T engine will be the new standard powerplant, upping its
horsepower output from 115 to 150 and giving it a maximum torque of 155 lb-ft at just
1750 revolutions per minute. Translation: this new 2000 version of Volkswagen's famous
"pocket rocket" concept can go from a standing start to 60 mph in-just 8.0 seconds.
In Volkswagen's upcoming 2000 Golf and Jetta models, the 1.8 T engine will
become a stand-alone engine option exclusively on the GLS trim levels of both cars. This
engine option is one of four possible power choices in the Jetta model lineup, the most
offered by any automaker in this car category. In addition to the 1.8 T, the Jetta comes
with a standard 2. 0 liter, 115 horsepower four-cylinder engine and can be ordered with a
unique Turbo Direct Injection (TDI) diesel or renowned 174-horsepower VR6 (optional
on GLS only and standard in GLX).
Volkswagen's innovative five-valve technology is employed in the 1.8 T four
cylinder engine. Providing substantial, six-cylinder-like power and performance, this
remarkably efficient powerplant uses a turbocharger and an intercooler for cool, high
density intake air-a basic ingredient of power. Of course its five-valves per cylinder
provide for excellent top-end breathing, and the double overhead camshafts provide for
optimal valve control. All of this is built into a compact and efficient long-stroke 1.8 liter
four-cylinder package. The result: 150 horsepower at 5,700 rpm and 155 lbs. ft. of torque
all the way from 1,750 to 4,600 rpm-an extraordinarily flat torque curve that provides
plenty of pulling power from the low end through the top.
With the 1.8 T, the Jetta with a five-speed manual transmission can achieve a 0
to-60 mph mark of just 8.2 seconds.
Volkswagen's 1.8 T with five-valve technology offers significant advantages
over conventional two and four-valve engines, in that it allows for greater operating
efficiency. This translates into more torque and power with optimal fuel consumption.
In the Golf, Jetta and GTI, the 1.8 T with a manual transmission gets 24 miles per
gallon in the city and 31 mpg on the highway. With an automatic transmission, the
figures are 22 mpg and 28 mpg respectively.
In the Volkswagen GTI, the 1.8 T will become the standard engine in the base
GTI GLS model. The GTI GLX version comes with Volkswagen's high-powered six
cylinder VR6.
Volkswagen is the only carmaker offering a V6 engine option in the Jetta, Golf or
GTI competitive car segments.
Get
A Quick Quote Here
The Jetta GLS, Golf GLS and GTI GLS with the 1.8 T comes equipped with
Volkswagen's ASR (Anti-Slip Regulation) system. This system overlays an EDL
(Electronic Differential Lock) that is enabled at speeds of up to 24 miles per hour. It
detects wheel slippage and applies braking force to that particular wheel. Working in
conjunction with EDL, the ASR system uses sophisticated electronics to control throttle
response to maximize traction and minimize slipping. With this new feature, which can
be deactivated at the push of a button, Volkswagen has added to the sense of
surefootedness that comes with the ownership of a Volkswagen.
