Not exact matches
Another video
from 2005, because we can't get
enough of that
engine noise.
Under full throttle, the
engine's racket is even more considerable, but the
noise is overlaid with a bewitching whistle
from the turbo - and if you pull your foot off the accelerator quickly
enough, an intoxicating whoosh
from the blow - off valve.
As far as the cam follower on the BPY goes, when it failed in my Passat there was no check
engine light, fuel cutout, just a new
noise from the car for on the way to work... When I got home I pulled the HPFP off for a look and sure
enough the follower was almost completely disintegrated..
The
engine is definitely a diesel, with a broad powerband that sees peak torque delivered
from just 1500rpm, but its responses are near - instant and the
noise from that Akrapovic exhaust system is pleasant
enough inside the cabin.
The latest 1.5 - litre
engine is the quietest we've experienced in a Golf — subdued
enough to highlight a little wind
noise from around the mirrors that we'd never noticed before.
If you are lucky
enough to own a surround - sound headset you are in for a real treat —
from the roar of 24
engines at the start of a race to tyres doing all they can to stay on the track as you speed around corners — the
noise is always immense, the musical score is superb too.