Volkswagen uses it’s technology to increase efficiency for all drivers. Efficiency means lowering fuel consumption, cutting C02 emissions and saving the user money; their innovative technology ensures that this is fully possible, without compromise on driving enjoyment.

 TDI - Our Turbocharged Direct Injection (TDI) diesel engines are responsive and fun to drive, as well as being very efficient. They offer more power, with great fuel economy, which all helps to lower emissions. Fuel needs oxygen to burn and the engine has to be supplied with huge quantities of air to be effective. You can solve this problem with a bigger engine - or you can solve it with a turbocharger. Driven by the exhaust gases, it squeezes air more tightly into the cylinders. The air is then cooled (cool air takes up less space than hot air) and diesel is injected directly into the cylinders at very high pressure through a nozzle. It's this intensive mixing of highly atomised fuel with the compressed air that leads to better, more efficient combustion.

 TSI – This award-winning, pioneering technology is for petrol engines, meaning “Turbocharged Supercharged injection”; TSI engines are compact, high-powered and use less fuel. TSI technology blends the best of TDI diesel and FSI (Direct Injection) engines. Direct petrol injection is combined with a turbocharger or with a turbocharger and a supercharger working in tandem; this enhances the engine's combustion efficiency so the TSI engine power output is much higher than that of conventional, naturally aspirated engines. Acceleration is instant, whichever gear you're in. TSI engines are designed to deliver maximum torque from engine speeds as low as 1500 or 1750 rpm. TSI technology is available on an increasing number of our cars, from Golf to Passat.

 DSG

Out acclaimed DSG dual-clutch gearbox has two clutches with electronically controlled gear selection. DSG dual-clutch gearbox gives you:

-          Fast, smooth gear changes

-          Lively handling with unbroken acceleration

-          Safer driving with the power to get you out of tricky situations

-          Improved fuel economy, even compared to a manual gearbox,
           for many of our new 7-speed DSG dual-clutch gearbox 

For more information about Volkswagen technology, please visit www.volkswagen.co.uk/technology