Scirocco Central

My two cars are a MkV Golf 2.0 TDi GT(140 PS) and a Scirocco 1.4 TSi. On the same route using same driving style I average 48mpg in the Golf against 38mpg in the Scirocco. The Golf has more mid range grunt, which I seldom use, but the Scirocco is quieter, more refined, better handling, all round fas...

"Damn, how'd you manage that from the 1.4 TSi? When I was test driving one I only managed to get 21-22mpg, and I didn't hammer the life out of it the whole time as I genuinely wanted to know what kind of mpg I could get from it. From what I remember I was able to get much higher mpg out of the ...

I have two VWs. A 07 plate 2.0 TDi GT Golf manual and a 1.4 TSi Scirocco manual. Over the same even mix or town and motorway miles I average 48mpg in the Golf and 40mpg in the Scirocco. Only covered 1000 miles in Scirocco so I expect that economy may rise slightly as engine loosens up. I much prefer...

I found an official VW 56 page technical document on the 2.0 TSI engine which describes the working of each system in detail complete with diagrams. I have extracted the following on cooling system which states an 'After-Run Cooling Pump V51(Electric) runs after engine shut off to cool the turbo&quo...

Full climate control will automatically adjust the mix of warm, cold and chilled air in addition to fan speed to reach and maintain the selected cabin temperature( usually by digital read out). Climatic is a system which automatically adjusts the mix of warm and cold air to reach and maintain the se...