If you have driven a petrol-powered VW Group car in the past 10 years, chances are it had a 1.8T engine. The punchy unit saw service in everything from Skoda’s Octavia to the Audi TT – and now, there’s another 1.8 aiming to achieve similar success.
One of the first models to receive the new 1.8 TSI is the SEAT Altea XL compact MPV. However, rather than being a larger version of VW’s turbo and supercharged 1.4-litre unit, this new engine is based on the 2.0-litre turbo-only powerplant found in the Golf GTI. It produces 157bhp and 250Nm of torque – that’s only 30Nm less than the VW hot hatch.
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