With electrification looming and the EUs ICE ban edging closer by the day, it is abnormal to see news of automakers introducing new fossil fuel powered motors. The new VW 1.5 TSI evo2 motor with its clever tech should pass the baton onto electrification by the end of the decade.
After Dieselgate was brought to light which embroiled the Volkswagen Group in controversy, the automaker giant made the active decision to gravitate future endeavours towards zero-emissions mobility. Despite this, fossil fuel powered vehicles employing an ICE still have their place in new vehicles and will continue to do so up until the time when automakers are able to wholly satisfy the future legislation.
The TSI evo2 motor includes some clever technology which should prolong the use of fossil fuel power by the end of the decade in the midst of the most stringent emissions regulations being thrust onto automakers in Europe. The new ICE comes with what is internally called as “Active Cylinder Management,” this means that the new motor is equipped with cylinder deactivation tech which aids in efficiency and emissions at low loads and speeds.
The new 1,5-litre petrol powered four-cylinder mill has also been further improved with engineers moving the catalytic converter and petrol particulate filter closer towards the engine in a single emission control module. This not only allows the 1.5 TSI evo2 to be better equipped for strict emissions regulations which will only get stricter over the coming years but it also means construction is less reliant on rare metals.
Despite all of the upgrades to the motor, Volkswagen claims that the new 1.5 TSI evo2 is an improvement with cylinder deactivation “switchover hardly noticeable” which aids in smooth, peerless operation when being used. The first iterations of the motor will be offered in the 110 kW T-Roc and the T-Roc Convertible with further models expected to adopt the upgrade down the line.
Future-oriented concepts of the 1.5 TSI evo2 engine have been designed for operation with renewable fuels and various hybridisation levels with plug in options capable of offering as much as 200 kW.
