VW to Replace its Five-Cylinder Engine with a 1.8L Turbo Four-Cylinder

It’s being reported that VW will officially ditch the 2.5L five-cylinder engine that it offers in models like the Jetta, Passat and Beetle. The unloved engine will be replaced by a turbocharged four-cylinder, which will more likely be a 1.8L engine.

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It’s being reported that VW will officially ditch the 2.5L five-cylinder engine that it offers in models like the Jetta, Passat and Beetle. The unloved engine will be replaced by a turbocharged four-cylinder, which will more likely be a 1.8L engine.

Car and Driver recently confirmed with sources in Europe that the plan is to replace the 2.5L engine with a 1.8L turbocharged four-cylinder engine, even though some VW execs have wanted to use a 1.4L turbo in the Jetta and Beetle. To save production costs, VW will most likely only offer the 1.8L engine.

Before the 1.8L engine arrives at the end of 2013, VW is also going to offer a new SEL Plus trim for the Jetta. The SEL Plus trim will get many of the refinement upgrades that the Jetta GLI has, which will translate to an upgraded interior (definitely needed).
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