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Originally Posted by JCL
So here we are 10 years later, and they are up to 140 hp. Driving comments sound pretty similar to the 2001 version. Mileage sounds very close as well. That that is in a smaller vehicle. I thought they would have come further.
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The more powerful of the two, 2.0-litre diesels available in the Golf in Australia is 167hp. That's still single turbo engine and is on par with the output of BMW's 2.0-litre (single) turbo diesel. Both VW and BMW have bi-turbo 2-litre tds that up the ante to 177hp and 200hp respectively. To be fair to the VW bi-turbo it's used in heavier vehicles like the 5000lb Multivan people mover so it's tuned more for low-end power whereas the BMW bi-turbo is used in lighter vehicles like the 3500lb X1 where the power distribution can be more top-end biased.