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The power base at Audi is changing yet
again as a 180PS version of the all-new 2.0-litre TFSI unit takes over
from the 1.8 TFSI in the A5 coupé – the latest step in an exhaustive
engine development programme bringing average CO2 reductions
of as much as 10 per cent for core Audi models within the past 12
months.
Derived from the 211PS version of the
turbo charged 2.0-litre, four-cylinder FSI engine introduced earlier
this month in the A5, and sharing its new, economy enhancing Audi
valvelift technology, the new 180PS unit holds a 10PS power advantage
over the 1.8 TFSI, and delivers its peak output 800rpm earlier. Torque
also increases by 70Nm to 320Nm, which is available from 1,500rpm to
3,900rpm, ensuring that the A5 2.0 TFSI can out-accelerate its
predecessor to 62mph by 0.6 seconds, taking 7.8 seconds to go the
distance, and can continue to 148mph.
All-important fuel economy and
emissions control have naturally taken a step forward compared with the
outgoing model as well, the A5 2.0 TFSI registering 42.8mpg in the
combined cycle test – a 3mpg or 7.5 per cent improvement over the 1.8
TFSI – and emitting 154g/km of CO2, down from the 1.8 TFSI’s
169g/km – a 9 per cent reduction.
The A5 2.0 TFSI (180PS) is priced from £26,710 OTR and will
reach its first UK customers in October.
AUDI POWERS UP LATEST 2.0-LITRE
TDI IN A4
A trio of latest generation 2.0-litre
TDI engines characterised by frugality and refinement is now available
for the Audi A4 following the recent introduction of a third, 170PS
version of the highly regarded common rail piezo-injected four-cylinder
unit. The new A4 2.0 TDI 170PS slots in to the Saloon and Avant ranges
above the recently introduced 120PS and 143PS versions and is available
in front-wheel-drive and quattro all-wheel-drive forms priced from
£24,600 OTR.
With an output of 170PS, and 350Nm of
torque delivered via a six-speed manual transmission from just 1,750rpm,
the front-wheel-drive A4 2.0 TDI 170PS combines the ability to touch
62mph from rest in 8.3 seconds and continue to 143mph with 53mpg-plus
economy potential and low CO2 output of 140g/km.
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