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Volkswagen continues to optimize its EA888 workhorse engine; fourth evolution in 2022 Golf GTI and R

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The 2022 Golf GTI makes 241 horsepower and delivers an EPA-estimated 34 mpg on the highway. The 2022 Golf R adds all-wheel drive, delivers 315 horsepower, and achieves an EPA-estimated 30 mpg on the highway with the optional DSG dual-clutch automatic. liters (1,984 cc).

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Downsized 4.0 TFSI for Audi S8 cuts fuel consumption 23% compared to predecessor; cylinder deactivation and start-stop

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liters of fuel per 100 kilometers (23 mpg US mpg). liters per 100 km (23 mpg US), the Audi S8 is significantly more fuel efficient than its competitors, according to Audi. Technologies such as plate honing are used during assembly of the V8 at the Audi plant in Györ, Hungary. The newly developed 4.0 Click to enlarge.

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Audi Showcases Lightweight Construction in High-Performance R8 GT

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in]), which is hand-built at the factory in Györ, Hungary, features a crankcase made of a aluminum-silicon alloy that is both lightweight and very strong. It is characterized by a cylinder angle of 90 degrees and dry-sump lubrication, which uses a highly efficient oil pump module. Its power-to-weight ratio is 3.70 kilograms (8.16

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Opel presents new 1.0 SIDI Turbo engine at Aachen Colloquium; below 100 gCO2/km and ~59 mpg in the Adam

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l/100 km (59 mpg US ). Other specific features that contribute to the engine’s refinement include: A small balance-shaft mounted longitudinally in the oil sump. The integration of a stamped steel plate in the oil pan at the bottom of the aluminum sump also reduces noise radiation. liter engine. liters in displacement.

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