VW Golf new 1.4L TSI with 7 Speed DSG

[Dlar2]

Today's Life section mentioned that this new car will be available from end Sept 2008. Price at S$85.8k.

This is basically to replace the out going Golf 1.6FSI.

This car is also the 1st car to have this new 7 Speed DSG new gear box with dry clutch.

It can cruise at 90km/h at 1800 RPM....seems good

What do you guys think? Do we need 7 speed in Singapore?

 

http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/volkswagen/golf/16740/2

 

http://www.channel4.com/4car/gl/volkswagen/golf/16739/6

[Archon]

Just note, this model is only one turbo charge, no super charge as christopher wrote.

 

Wrong detail in the write up.

[Dlar2]

I knew. He always screws it up.

[Nhrisuzu]

is this running on the same engine as the Golf GT but down-tuned to 122bhp?

 

7 speed is good for cruising.. but i think it will feel like a CVT if it is close-ratio..

[Dlar2]

Same engibe as Golf GT but without the Supercharger.

[Paddie]

Surely he should have noticed that there's no supercharger whine. I drove the Golf GT before and you can definitely hear the supercharger when moving off from idle.

[Archon]

Kind of disappointed with him. He is kind of veteran to auto review.

Not sure if he actually ride the car or he just write for article.

[Cheeze]

Today's Life section mentioned that this new car will be available from end Sept 2008. Price at S$85.8k.

This is basically to replace the out going Golf 1.6FSI.

This car is also the 1st car to have this new 7 Speed DSG new gear box with dry clutch.

It can cruise at 90km/h at 1800 RPM....seems good

What do you guys think? Do we need 7 speed in Singapore?

 

http://www.channel4.com/4car/rt/volkswagen/golf/16740/2

 

http://www.channel4.com/4car/gl/volkswagen/golf/16739/6

 

The 1.4 TSI with 7 speed DSG is already available in Singapore already.

 

http://www.xxxxxxx.com/news/news.php?newsid=1458

Edited June 29, 2008 by Cheeze

[Watwheels]

The new 7sp DSG is not totally dry. It just uses significantly less oil dan the 6 sp and it weighs less. But it has a torque handling limit which I think has modding limitations.

[Naimster]

I guess dry here means that it is no longer soaked in oil bath Expected to have better fuel efficiency since since "no oil drag" but you get less maximum torque handling which makes it not usable in higher torque VW like current GTs, GTIs etc.

[Fcw75]

Uses a lot less oil. 1.7L for the dry clutch compared to 6.5L for the wet clutch.

[Vicz]

is this running on the same engine as the Golf GT but down-tuned to 122bhp?

 

7 speed is good for cruising.. but i think it will feel like a CVT if it is close-ratio..

 

Definitely. a detuned GT with one supercharger less but run on 7-speed DSG. i think its not important whether it feels like cvt or not, the gist is that with 1.4 turbo and 7-speed DSG, it balanced the performance with FC with the low road tax and german quality.... at this price for a hatch that most hatches benchmarked at, its a car to have if u r shopping for a hatch at low capacity with good performance and fc. However, this is one last installment of mk 5 and i guess u will see mk 6 in a reasonably short while, well, worth or not, very much personal pref. one thing i don't really like is that it lacks a nice body kit to go with.

[Voodooman]

Is the century sprint's figure as reported still accurate without the supercharger.

[Nikolaiski]

9.4 sec? To be honest, sounds like it could do faster, judging from sitting in the car (we haven't actually driven +g-teched it yet though, so i reserve my comments..haha)

[Vratenza]

New VW Golf 1.4 TSI with 7-speed DSG available now

Posted by: Jarvis 27 Jun 2008 Email this news

http://www.xxxxxxx.com/news/news.php?newsid=1458

"VW Singapore has launched another Golf variant - This time in the form of 1.4 TSI engine mated to the world's first 7-speed DSG gearbox.

 

Experience the technological evolution with the world's first 7-speed DSG gearbox, coupled with the innovative TSI engine for a body-pinning acceleration from 0-100kph in 9.4 seconds. This Golf will see to a top speed of 197km/h.

 

The 122 bhp Golf 1.4TSI 7-speed DSG is now available at S$85,800 with COE."

 

did VW provide the underlined description?

[Damienic]

wat's the omv btw?