An alternative to petrol unit is
the same old diesel unit.
Not exact matches
It's a little more potent than the
old diesel too with 201bhp, and it uses the
same seven - speed S tronic as the 55 TFSI - but otherwise, details are thin on the ground.
The
diesel variant of the new A4 is powered by the
same EA288 1968cc four - cylinder turbo -
diesel motor as the
old car, but its power and torque rating have taken a huge jump and the new A4
diesel now makes a healthy 188bhp and 400Nm of torque.
Engine options are limited to the
same familiar 1.5 L Duratorq
diesel and 1.0 L EcoBoost petrol engine, but the
old 5 - speed manual is no more, replaced with the all - new 6 - speed stick.
Its 1.3 - litre, four - cylinder, turbo -
diesel engine makes the
same power and torque as on the
old car (75hp and 190Nm), but with gearing being significantly taller here (the final drive is different) in the interest of efficiency, there are no performance gains borne out of the weight reduction.
The new petrol engine will be accompanied by the
same old 1.5 - litre
diesel engine that puts out 100hp and is mated to a five - speed manual gearbox.
The Jaguar F - Pace and several Land Rover SUVs, including the Discovery Sport, use the
same engine in place of the
older Ford - sourced 2.2 - litre
diesel motor.
Power is drawn from the
same old 1.5 - liter TDI inline turbocharged
diesel engine.
Sharp looks, an efficient
diesel engine and generous standard equipment are key to its appeal, but unlike Hyundais of
old, it's no longer a budget choice and costs around the
same as most of its key rivals in the large family - car class.
P.S. — If you're the
same «Excoriator» who used to write frequent EV - hater posts on the
old TheEEStory forum... how is your beloved «clean
diesel» tech doing these days?