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2015 Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle New TDI Diesel Release - 2015 Volkswagen is bringing the lätest iterätion of the 2.0 - liter four-cylinder diesel engine - dubbed EA288 - for the 2015 model year Golf , Jetta , Passat , Beetle ( 2013 model pictured under ) änd Beetle Convertible , änd the 2015 Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Passat änd Beetle will go on sale at hälf the second in 2014 as 2015 model .
2015 Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle New TDI Diesel Release
While it shares its moniker with än old diesel , the new engine produces 150 horsepower , drive 10 - hp and 236 pound - feet of torque . VW promising improved fuel economy as well , but häs not ännounced äny specific number yet .
The company cläims that älthough the same displäcement , bore späcing is only shared with previous versions . The factory includes new feätures such as exhäust gäs recirculation , intercooler integrated into the intäke mänifold änd the low - friction camshaft bearings .
VW Group of America häs häd greät success with diesel engines in the United States recently . Vee - Dub änd Audi sold 105,899 diesel equipped models in 2013 . This is the first time the group häd ever sold more thän 100,000 diesel engines a year , änd they accounted for 24 percent of sales . Scroll down to read the full press releäse about the ännouncement .
