An In-Depth Look At Volkswagen's Air-Cooled Flat-4 Engine
You'll also hear folks refer to them as "air-cooled" Volkswagen engines because, as the name implies, they do not use a ...
SlashGear6 个月
Why VW’s Air-Cooled Engines Were Such A Special Invention
For decades, the massively popular Volkswagen Type-1 Beetle and the Type-2 VW Microbus or Transporter were powered by a unique air-cooled boxer engine. The Volkswagen air-cooled engine is ...
SlashGear8 个月
Ranking The Most Reliable Air-Cooled Engines Of All Time
Introduced in 1957 as a counterpart to the West German VW Beetle, the East German Trabant was powered by a 600cc 2-cylinder air-cooled 2-stroke engine. While it only had 18 horsepower and produced ...
Autoblog8 年
Volkswagen's new engine packs a variable geometry turbo
Volkswagen's new EA211 TSI Evo uses the Miller cycle, variable turbine geometry, and cylinder deactivation to maximize efficiency and torque in a small package. Forget the dirty diesels for a moment.