Hi all, I was just wondering what is this engine like? Does it struggle in such a big car? Also what about any modifications to the engine?

Thanks

Jamie

In what car?

In an octavia/leon/golf. Sorry forgot to say.

The Yeti guys seem very happy with it, and it goes very well in a Fabia

Has anyone done any tuning to these engines yet?

The 1.2TSI is great in our Yeti, I was dead set against it but a test drive convinced me otherwise, I would highly recommend testing one (if you can find one!) before dismissing it as I initially did.

It holds its own on the motorway with no real problems and the 6 speed box is well suited. I drove it on a 250 mile round trip and never felt the engine was inadequate.

Personally, I wouldn't consider remapping our 1.2, It's already quite a highly strung little thing and wouldn't risk turning up the wick.

It wouldn't surprise me if they release a slightly higher powered version with a slightly bigger turbo in the near future, maybe 115PS?

My 1.2TSI Fabia doesn't struggle at all, in town or on the motorway.

Also what sort of mpg people are getting?

I have seen a kit advertised that would take the engine to 170bhp I'm pretty sure that they have plenty of reliability margin built in as standard though, and the turbo is really not very big.

On a trip I will get 47 - 50mpg when cruising at 70mph in the Fabia, a short commute gets me 38 - 42mpg and if you are in town for a bit, 35mpg on average. It depends how you drive it though. My lowest is 25mpg

10..9..8..7..6. . . . . waiting for the first reports of high oil consumption and burned-out turbos.

Nick

Thus far mine hasn't used any oil at all.