The Volkswagen Group is the second-largest automaker in the world by sales, moving 9.24 million vehicles in 2023. Even though everyone and their dog wants a hybrid or an EV nowadays, most of those ...

The quest to provide more efficient internal combustion engines has led Volkswagen Group to develop a compact line of petrol TSI evo engines available on most of its models, from the tiny Up! GTI to ...

The Volkswagen Golf is set to become more accessible in South Africa with the return of the more humble ‘TSI’ model for the ‘MK 8.5’ range. Volkswagen South Africa (VWSA) has reportedly confirmed to ...

Interestingly, even within the same engine range—like the 1.4-liter TSI/TFSI—power outputs vary (125hp, 140hp, and 150hp). The misconception? Lower power equals better fuel economy. In reality, higher ...

Volkswagen announced the latest development in its petrol powertrains, with the latest 1.5 TSI evo2 bringing higher efficiency and lower emissions. The cleaner engine will be introduced in the ...

Where a standard Mk8.5 GTI pumps out a healthy 261bhp from its ‘EA888’ engine, in this Passat VW’s tuned it to deliver just 201bhp and 236lb ft of torque. So it’s a MediumGTI-engined car.

After a period in the wilderness, the 2025 VW Golf TSI is back. It’s known unofficially as Golf 8.5. This refers to the mid-life facelift of version 8, which we only got in South Africa in GTI form ...

The 1.5 TSI petrol engine fitted to various Volkswagen Group models has not been without its problems. Here we explain all. In late 2018 we started hearing from an increasing number of readers who ...