Devils88 Neutral Newbie January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 hi to MCF bros and sis! Should i change my current 5.5 years old 2.4NA l4 sonata to a twin charge jetta 1.4tsi sports? I need advice as i am confuse between the two as they are very close together in terms of spacious, comfort and maybe engine performance. Anyway my question is 1. is the 1.4tsi far more powerful than my 2.4na ? if i happen to go genting , which of both engine is a better choice to climb up the steep slopes? 2. I know the 1.4tsi is good for traffic lights and the 2.4 is good for highway cruising! but my driving pattern is in sg is 50% highway and 50% urban and i am confuse should i stay on my sonata or change my car to the jetta? ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tcx607 4th Gear January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 Just do simple comparison on road tax, Fuel consumption on SIN. NA and TC engine is diff. Short burst, TC give the adv. Stop and go, TC is adv. Up to genting on winding roads, depends on driver skills, not TC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyke Supercharged January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 check out http://www.vagsg.com/forums/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kspchew 2nd Gear January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 No replacement for displacement. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTRAC Neutral Newbie January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 Sprinting look at NM. Long distance driving look at BPH. To me, uphil look at NM. Torque plays an important part when going uphil. Driver's skill comes in only when both are using same engine. I ever go up Genting with my 4 yr old 1.8 N.A. car. With 6 persons in there, even when I step full throttle, car can hardly move up. Hv to take own sweet time to go up. Even Michael cannot do anyting under this condition. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friendstar Supercharged January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 hi to MCF bros and sis! Should i change my current 5.5 years old 2.4NA l4 sonata to a twin charge jetta 1.4tsi sports? I need advice as i am confuse between the two as they are very close together in terms of spacious, comfort and maybe engine performance. Anyway my question is 1. is the 1.4tsi far more powerful than my 2.4na ? if i happen to go genting , which of both engine is a better choice to climb up the steep slopes? 2. I know the 1.4tsi is good for traffic lights and the 2.4 is good for highway cruising! but my driving pattern is in sg is 50% highway and 50% urban and i am confuse should i stay on my sonata or change my car to the jetta? really must change ah? i think drive 10 years la. sonata 2.4 is a good car. can keep leh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiadaw 6th Gear January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 hi to MCF bros and sis! Should i change my current 5.5 years old 2.4NA l4 sonata to a twin charge jetta 1.4tsi sports? I need advice as i am confuse between the two as they are very close together in terms of spacious, comfort and maybe engine performance. Anyway my question is 1. is the 1.4tsi far more powerful than my 2.4na ? if i happen to go genting , which of both engine is a better choice to climb up the steep slopes? 2. I know the 1.4tsi is good for traffic lights and the 2.4 is good for highway cruising! but my driving pattern is in sg is 50% highway and 50% urban and i am confuse should i stay on my sonata or change my car to the jetta? At the type of speed & time (of lack of it) on our expressway, there is not much advantages with big CC engine. In older tech turbo engine, the engine can get very hot when travel for long time, & using high rev, especially in Tropical climate. Also thy tend to lose power when the rev is high. So if you think in SIngapore context, you will hardly go anyway near red line, non drive for long (unless you taxi driver or truck driver or the likes). That is if yoiu think of older turbo engine cars. My evo 9 can cook an egg on the hood if even in normal drive. Its so hot that it need vents on the bonnet to release the hot air. But its a performance car, so maybe not apple to apple comparison. The new turbo engines like the TSi from VAG eliminate such issue, & return very good FC even if you do not try hard to save FC. You have good torque from very low speed to highway speed. In Sinagpore contex, its like best of both world or better, as you pay less road tex & COE as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon5 5th Gear January 25, 2012 Share January 25, 2012 not upgrade...diff class vehicles... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshinez Neutral Newbie January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 err... totally different fun type of cars let... thats moving from an uncle's car to a fun, youthful car leh... 1>city driving, Golf is beta.. cos of 7 speed GB, FC beta.. 2>space, Sonata will be bigger.. 3>power wise, Turbo for Tsi should kick in faster... 4>1 is German, another Korean... Hard to put them together... I dun drive korean car.. but i know VW is a nice drive... Cheers.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitpot Neutral Newbie January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 Do it... save fc... save on road tax.... save on insurance..... 1.4 TSI is an awesome engine.... If u feel power no enough from stock... Go for stage 1.. easily 200bhp... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadhogger 2nd Gear January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 Do it... save fc... save on road tax.... save on insurance..... 1.4 TSI is an awesome engine.... If u feel power no enough from stock... Go for stage 1.. easily 200bhp... how about torque? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitpot Neutral Newbie January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 how about torque? Its twincharge.... so low end u will feel for sure..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karu 6th Gear January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 Agree that 2.4 sonata is a good ride... U see so many blue / yellow ones on the road!! Those are even better, with TC... However the torque on the VW gives you the punch during pickup & uphill climbing. Had a fun driveon the NSHW & up to Cameron last year... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheepo 3rd Gear January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 Jetta is nice. The TSI engine is very fun. But you may be giving up a little bit of space. I find the Jetta abit cramped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tohto Hypersonic January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 Jetta is nice. The TSI engine is very fun. But you may be giving up a little bit of space. I find the Jetta abit cramped. the old Jetta is cramped. I don't think the new Jetta is cramped. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
0wnage 2nd Gear January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 I think passat and sonata would be a better comparison. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escksu Clutched January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 Sprinting look at NM. Long distance driving look at BPH. To me, uphil look at NM. Torque plays an important part when going uphil. Driver's skill comes in only when both are using same engine. I ever go up Genting with my 4 yr old 1.8 N.A. car. With 6 persons in there, even when I step full throttle, car can hardly move up. Hv to take own sweet time to go up. Even Michael cannot do anyting under this condition. Short sprint depends on HP as well. This is because HP = torque x rpm / 5252 Thus if you have low RPM and high torque, you run out of breath at higher RPM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodCar 4th Gear January 26, 2012 Share January 26, 2012 (edited) really must change ah? i think drive 10 years la. sonata 2.4 is a good car. can keep leh. You call goodcar I am here Jump out like a kangaroo Yes, sonata is a good car Edited January 26, 2012 by GoodCar ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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