La Dolce Veloce

According to AutoWeek, Volkswagen is going to start selling a twincharged version of its Golf in Europe. For those of you not familiar with this, it’s when you use both a supercharger AND a turbocharger on the same motor. The supercharger is usually there to provide good torque in the low to mid range, while the turbo helps increase power at higher rpms. Enthusiasts should note that rather than use this combination to get gobs of power (as is usually done), it appears VW is doing this to optimize fuel economy. They’re starting out with a 1.4 liter motor, though it’ll be producing a very respectable 199 lb-ft of torque (170hp)! Eventually, we might see a more performance-oriented 2.0 liter twincharged motor producing 240hp, though hopefully mated to an all wheel drive system. VW has not yet decided whether to import this to the US.

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