VW 1.4TSI, ACT or no ACT

bazz26 · 19-07-2017 10:06PM

Doesn't the VW factory shut for 2 weeks holidays in either July or August?

Pacifico · 20-07-2017 08:46AM

DaveyDave wrote: »

Sorry this thread is a few days old but I was just wondering if you had an update on your delivery date? I ordered on the 30/05 but had to provide supporting bank statement so I think it wasn't ordered until the first week of June. Recently I was told it will be the end of September, which would be 16 weeks. Ordered a 1.0 DSG Highline with tech pack, keyless and park assist. Nothing that would delay the build like leather seats as the dealer says. Waiting to hear back after he was to email VW to see what the story was.

Was hoping to have it end of August but looks unlikely

Last delivery date I got was 11th of September...ordered on the 21/06.

But yeah the factory closes for a good while in August i think!

Elessar · 20-07-2017 05:16PM

OP I think you are seriously going to be disappointed going from a ~200bhp 2.0L GTI to a 1.4L regular Golf. I made a similar buying decision a few years back and seriously regretted it. I sold the (brand new) golf after a year and went back to the better car. Don't be blinkered by the newness of it all as I was!

If you can't justify a new GTI what about a Mk7 GTI a few years old?

jeremyr62 · 05-10-2017 11:37AM

Zombie thread alert. I just enquired about this too. I have a 2014 ACT 1.4 Highline. I have been patiently waiting for a the 1.5ACT to be introduced but no, this is not going to happen I am told. No plans at the moment. Not only that, the Mk7.5 has an older engine design than the one I have. Blimey, VW must be mad.

DaveyDave · 05-10-2017 11:56AM

jeremyr62 wrote: »

Zombie thread alert. I just enquired about this too. I have a 2014 ACT 1.4 Highline. I have been patiently waiting for a the 1.5ACT to be introduced but no, this is not going to happen I am told. No plans at the moment. Not only that, the Mk7.5 has an older engine design than the one I have. Blimey, VW must be mad.

They've no problem putting it in the A3 which is what annoys me. The best selling car in the country doesn't get it. That's a lot of new cars on Irish roads without the new engine. It's pretty lame if you ask me.

Stallingrad · 05-10-2017 12:04PM

Just out of interest we have a Passat 1.4tsi 125bhp and a Superb 1.4tsi DSG Act 150bhp.

The Superb while being faster is more economical of the two, 6.2l/100 v 7.4l/100.

Casati · 05-10-2017 04:48PM

DaveyDave wrote: »

They've no problem putting it in the A3 which is what annoys me. The best selling car in the country doesn't get it. That's a lot of new cars on Irish roads without the new engine. It's pretty lame if you ask me.

Wonder if the price difference to the A3 is much? What other cars have that engine?

kooga · 05-10-2017 04:52PM

its in the new Ibiza €21,380 150bhp not the 130bhp in FR spec only

Casati · 05-10-2017 07:17PM

kooga wrote: »

its in the new Ibiza €21,380 150bhp not the 130bhp in FR spec only

That yoke must be a flyer

DaveyDave · 05-10-2017 07:24PM

Interesting, the Leon doesn't have it. SE spec has the 1.2 110hp and the Xcellence and FR spec have the 1.4 125hp.

Same with the Octavia, 1.2 115bhp.

jeremyr62 · 06-10-2017 05:56AM

The UK has all the new VW engine specs for the 1.5ACT. A 129hp model that shuts off completely on the overun, DSG only though, and the 1.5ACT 148hp model. And we go backwards.

grogi · 06-10-2017 09:05AM

jca wrote: »

Does the 3 cylinder 1 litre have ACT? Very hard to find info on this engine anywhere.

I don't think so. It would be extremely unpleasant working on two (or one?!) cylinder only.

jca · 06-10-2017 09:17AM

grogi wrote: »

I don't think so. It would be extremely unpleasant working on two (or one?!) cylinder only.

Yea I'd say your correct although I'd imagine ACT is slightly more sophisticated than your mk4 cortina with a knackered camshaft knocking out cylinder No.4

grogi · 06-10-2017 09:26AM

jca wrote: »

Yea I'd say your correct although I'd imagine ACT is slightly more sophisticated than your mk4 cortina with a knackered camshaft knocking out cylinder No.4

The sophistication lays in the fact that knackering happens on demand

jca · 06-10-2017 09:29AM

grogi wrote: »

The sophistication lays in the fact that knackering happens on demand

You do know I was joking, do You?

jeremyr62 · 06-10-2017 09:47AM

I just get the feeling we are being gouged in a big way. The 1.5ACT is in the new T-ROC but I have no interest in a faux SUV.
I expect it will turn up in the Golf someday when all the crappy 1.4 variants are used up.

DaveyDave · 06-10-2017 12:55PM

Is there just a corner of the VW warehouse full of old 1.4 allocated to Ireland or something? Whatever about the cars from stock having the old engine but if you go to order a new Golf it will be built 3 months from now, I'm assuming they would be already built 1.4 engines waiting in a shelf. Surely they wouldn't be wasting resources building 1.4s now?

Then again the 85hp engine with the 5 speed is still a thing, it mustn't be an issue for their manufacturing. I would have thought they'd want to streamline it as much as possible but they're still throwing all sorts of engines around for us, and it gets worse with Skoda and Seat in terms of defragmentation. The Ibiza and A3 get the 1.5 but the Golf, Octavia and Leon don't?

I know nothing of their factories so I don't know what dictates why it's backwards here, could it be the suits at VW Ireland didn't think we need it, just like how we don't need deadlocks like the UK?

Casati · 06-10-2017 01:23PM

I know nothing of their factories so I don't know what dictates why it's backwards here, could it be the suits at VW Ireland didn't think we need it, just like how we don't need deadlocks like the UK?[/quote]

That's it. The 1.5 is available elsewhere across most ranges but VW Ireland call the shots. Loads of examples of this over the years, e.g. 2.0 Tsi 220bhp not available here in A3's or Superbs

grogi · 06-10-2017 02:43PM

Casati wrote: »

I know nothing of their factories so I don't know what dictates why it's backwards here, could it be the suits at VW Ireland didn't think we need it, just like how we don't need deadlocks like the UK?

That's it. The 1.5 is available elsewhere across most ranges but VW Ireland call the shots.

1.4 is probably much cheaper. That and fact that petrols hardly sell, they simply don't care.

Casati wrote: »

Loads of examples of this over the years, e.g. 2.0 Tsi 220bhp not available here in A3's or Superbs

But that's a different story - petrol in executives don't sell, because the VAT cannot be claimed back.

Casati · 06-10-2017 02:49PM

grogi wrote: »

That's it. The 1.5 is available elsewhere across most ranges but VW Ireland call the shots.

1.4 is probably much cheaper. That and fact that petrols hardly sell, they simply don't care.

But that's a different story - petrol in executives don't sell, because the VAT cannot be claimed back.[/quote]

That doesn't explain why they sell the 280ps Superb, surely the 220ps would find more buyers as it would be a good 5k cheaper

Why they offer a TDI Leon with 184bhp but max power in the TDI A3 is 150bhp ? I think the engine decisions are v odd

kooga · 12-10-2017 07:35AM

a few used 1.5tsi 150bhp starting to appear on the VW UK website..........!

Casati · 12-10-2017 01:43PM

kooga wrote: »

a few used 1.5tsi 150bhp starting to appear on the VW UK website..........!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709099144548?make=VOLKSWAGEN&maximum-mileage=125000&keywords=1.5&year-from=2017&fuel-type=Petrol&model=GOLF&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.4&postcode=n87ex&sort=sponsored&advertising-location=at_cars&maximum-badge-engine-size=1.6&radius=1501&year-to=2017&page=1

kooga · 12-10-2017 01:46PM

interesting that the UK GT spec doesn't have active display - not that it would bother me

Casati · 12-10-2017 01:46PM

Casati wrote: »

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201709099144548?make=VOLKSWAGEN&maximum-mileage=125000&keywords=1.5&year-from=2017&fuel-type=Petrol&model=GOLF&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&minimum-badge-engine-size=1.4&postcode=n87ex&sort=sponsored&advertising-location=at_cars&maximum-badge-engine-size=1.6&radius=1501&year-to=2017&page=1

20k for that plus about 4k vrt would be about 27/28k landed so not cheap

Gael23 · 29-05-2018 09:53AM

Any update on the 1.5 TSi?

jca · 29-05-2018 09:58AM

Gael23 wrote: »

Any update on the 1.5 TSi?

It's available in the Octavia.

jeremyr62 · 29-05-2018 10:46AM

It's not coming in the Golf. The only petrol engine you can get now in any variant except the GTI is the 1.0 litre triple.
Hopefully the Mk8 will have some new petrol engines

kooga · 29-05-2018 11:08AM

as I mentioned previously a few used examples appearing in the UK

as a side I specced up an Ibiza 1.5 tsi FR for low €20's and given that I am currently driving a 08 mark v gti that would do me fine as all I do is city driving

jca · 29-05-2018 11:10PM

kooga wrote: »

as I mentioned previously a few used examples appearing in the UK

as a side I specced up an Ibiza 1.5 tsi FR for low €20's and given that I am currently driving a 08 mark v gti that would do me fine as all I do is city driving

An Ibiza would be pretty grim compared to a golf, trade in value in 3 years time wouldn't be great either. I'd stick with the golf or if you really wanted the 1.5 go for the Octavia.

kooga · 18-08-2018 09:37AM

I see George Corbett Mazda dealer Waterford has a uk import 172 golf gt 1.5tsi for sale

VW 1.4TSI, ACT or no ACT

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