Volkswagen 1.0 litre 3-cylinder TSI engine

The new 3-cylinder TSI® engine represents a consistent continuation of the Volkswagen downsizing strategy. The next evolution stage for the EA211 engine family will be implemented step by step in A0 (Polo) and A class vehicles (Golf). The charge exchange and injection components of the 3-cylinder TSI® that have been further developed as against the 4-cylinder engine form the basis for more efficient combustion with faster conversion of energy.

Like the familiar highly-efficient and dynamic 4-cylinder engines, the 3-cylinder TSI® combines low exhaust gas emissions with low fuel consumption without compromising on driving pleasure.

The 1.0 litre TSI®, which is initially being fitted in the Polo and the Golf in three power ratings, expands the existing modular system consisting of 3-cylinder MPI and 4-cylinder TSI® engines. With turbocharging and direct injection the 3-cylinder engine has power output of 85 kW in the Golf and 70 and 81 kW respectively in the Polo. The maximum torque is 160 Nm for the 70 kW variant and 200 Nm for the engines with higher power ratings. This enables the 1.0 litre TSI® to achieve dynamic performance coupled with very low fuel consumption.

In future there will also be a CNG variant based on the new 1.0 litre TSI 3-cylinder engine, thus continuing the expansion of the natural gas model portfolio in the supermini car segment.