Volkswagen of America will drop naturally aspirated gasoline engines in favor of more powerful and economical turbocharged gasoline and diesel units within the next three to four years, a company executive said.
The company's U.S. lineup currently has three remaining naturally aspirated gasoline engines: a 170hp 2.5-liter five-cylinder (on the Golf, Jetta SportWagen, Passat, Beetle) a 115hp 2.0-liter four-cylinder (Jetta) and a 280hp 3.6-liter FSI (Passat, CC, Touareg). All these units will gradually be replaced with turbocharged engines, according to Mark Trahan, VW’s executive vice president for group quality.
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