Love mine and i think its a brilliant engine, Its very different to other turbo petrols and diesels. The torque kicks in very low at 1500rpm so it makes for a very comfortable drive without pulling out of gear to much.
There also quite quick in stock form being FWD and having a smaller engine they are quite light compared to the rest of the range.
i manage around 35mph on the way to work, thats town partially town driving and dual carriageways. Its good on the motorway high 40s and 50s if driving really settled. I managed 50s comfortably.
Overall its a great package
They are defo worth it, Also because of very few of them on the road the insurance is alot cheaper.
I was looking at the 2.0T but i couldnt stretch to it solely because of the insurance. My quotes sat in the barrier for 3-4k be it A3 FWD, Quattro or a GTI.
The TDIs were expensive aswell to insure for me, same as my previous car and in stock form the TDIs did not excite me as much. I appreciate the diesels but i prefer my petrol cars.
1.8T strangely hasnt followed its predecessor as well, but by these reports it certainly should of, 1.5k kick in sounds like fun, strange the derv is more expensive to insure though, insurance companies spin always a story huh, bar stewards.
Yeah thats why I find it strange it hasnt sold more, but how is it possible the 140 is above rest by 2 positions aswell, I'll tell you why, cause more people have them so insurance companies can stick us in the butt every year, another life tax.
I have a 1.8TFSI with revo's stage 1. i mainly do motorway driving and the remap has helped with both power and MPGs big time. my average mpg is 40-41 and i have around 220hp and 272 lb/ft torque. couldn't ask for more in my position really. Although i have the s-tronic version i'd rather a manual gbox i think.
i have the 1.8tfsi. the stock engine for me is great! its good enough to see off quite a few cars. i get a good exhaust tone at around 2.5k and i find the delivery spot on. sure you'll like if you buy
+1Love mine and i think its a brilliant engine, Its very different to other turbo petrols and diesels. The torque kicks in very low at 1500rpm so it makes for a very comfortable drive without pulling out of gear to much.
There also quite quick in stock form being FWD and having a smaller engine they are quite light compared to the rest of the range.
Not owned one but driven some 1.8Ts. Not a bad engine, lacks a bit of grunt over the 2.0TFsi motor. Seems quite torquey but that brings the usual FWD problem.
Main benefit is cost, either purchase or company car. + of course I think you only get one exhaust pipe.. but I may be wrong on that one!
Fo my bucks the 2.0Tdi is the best motor in an 8P and add Quattro if you can to make a good car great.