Passat 1.4TSI

[Paddie]

skoda superb 2.0 at 150K is better alternative to this.. Built with A6 platform and packed with features.. Price and Performance surpass passat at all counts.

Superb is built on Passat platform. A6 has a longitudinal mounted engine which is completely different.

[Tianmo]

time for Copen..

 

 

not my cup of kopi leh............. [laugh]

[VellfireS]

not my cup of kopi leh............. [laugh]

HAHA..eh Copen look like a cute.. [gorgeous]

[Tianmo]

HAHA..eh Copen look like a cute.. [gorgeous]

 

 

I no say...............i no say..............I no say anything!!!!........... [laugh]

[VellfireS]

I no say...............i no say..............I no say anything!!!!........... [laugh]

HAHA.. So how bro.. 1.4 Passat.. Very good gearbox... On boh?

[Tianmo]

HAHA.. So how bro.. 1.4 Passat.. Very good gearbox... On boh?

 

 

errrrrr...................thank you.................but no thanks!!!!................my heart very weak.............cannot take the break down too often.............. [laugh]

[ER-3682]

HAHA.. So how bro.. 1.4 Passat.. Very good gearbox... On boh?

When this gearbox is new,it is very smooth,i tried before...i heard many owners said the problem will 'kick' in only the mileage hits 20k km & above.

[Deckbuild]

When this gearbox is new,it is very smooth,i tried before...i heard many owners said the problem will 'kick' in only the mileage hits 20k km & above.

 

20k km meh, alot just collect car and experience the legendary vibration, wanted to get the golf but give up the idea...

[VellfireS]

errrrrr...................thank you.................but no thanks!!!!................my heart very weak.............cannot take the break down too often.............. [laugh]

HAHAHA.. Then buy 2... If one inside WS.. Got one more spare ma..

[VellfireS]

When this gearbox is new,it is very smooth,i tried before...i heard many owners said the problem will 'kick' in only the mileage hits 20k km & above.

I had a close relative.. 1.8T Passat.. Gearbox problem kicked in at JB.. Then.. tio force to tow back.. I went to JB to pick him up.. Straight away few weeks later he sold it and got a 5..

[VellfireS]

20k km meh, alot just collect car and experience the legendary vibration, wanted to get the golf but give up the idea...

 

Golf very cute.. :wub:

[Deckbuild]

I had a close relative.. 1.8T Passat.. Gearbox problem kicked in at JB.. Then.. tio force to tow back.. I went to JB to pick him up.. Straight away few weeks later he sold it and got a 5..

 

What happen? Cannot engage gear?

[Deckbuild]

Golf very cute.. :wub:

 

U mean golf ball sibo

[VellfireS]

What happen? Cannot engage gear?

cannot shift.. then got some vibrations also.. bo pian already.. I still wonder why they using this GB.. Because it's fuel efficient? :blink:

[VellfireS]

U mean golf ball sibo

HAHA.. bo la.. the xm2s driving Golf.. :wub:

[Deckbuild]

cannot shift.. then got some vibrations also.. bo pian already.. I still wonder why they using this GB.. Because it's fuel efficient? :blink:

 

I believe it is, can cruise at 24km/liter, pretty impressive, it's the lower gear that cause the vibration.

[Deckbuild]

HAHA.. bo la.. the xm2s driving Golf.. :wub:

 

Xiao mei mei love the vibration. U see their seats got wet patch?

[Cluboxed]

Haha...I guess many ppl still cannot look past the horsepower figures to make a conclusion.

 

Before we read a car review we got to first tell ourselves what the car maker's goal in building this car. It's afterall a family car and not a track monster filled with lots of hp.

 

The torque figures suggest otherwise, at 200nm maybe from 1500rpm-300rpm, a lot of 2L NA enigines dun even reach that figure, even if they do it's at the high rev band of 4000rpm and above. In layman terms your butt feels the max power churning out at 4000rpm. For the 1.4L TC it's tune for low end torque which is good for city driving in mind. Better fuel economy, less CO2 emission. The twin charge will have a higher hp rating coz there's are two chargers, one for low end & the other for high end torque.

 

Anyway the horsepower figures derive from calculations where the max torque @ rpm is a major contributing factor. So if the figures in the rpm is low you will see low hp figures. NA engine where you have to rev high rpm to get the power, of course the end result for hp figures will also be high. So you see the hp figures are pretty much dependant on the max torque @ rpm figures. In reality for butt feeling power the max torque @ rpm tells a more realistic story.

 

Another thing about the turbo lag where the review mentioned. IMO It's better to have lag in the power delivery for a family car than have those kind of surging forward turbo monster track car, imagine driving that in city conditions, you will end up crashing ppl's butt almost every time. I believe the car maker made use of the electronic nanny like the traction/esp control to limit the torque delivery.

 

Like I said it's a family car with a lot of city driving in mind. If you are looking for performance, you will have to look at other engine options.

 

well said..