Rumor: 180 hp for the Gol GTi?

In its latest edition, the Brazilian magazine Quatro Rhodes revealed that Volkswagen plans to renovate up to 2012 engines for its offer to Mercosur. It would not be a simple upgrade of components, but most modern and innovative mechanisms that would be used, for example, blocks of aluminum. VW is the idea of "having a supply of engines to the nearest there is in Europe."

One of the engine that can reach this market is the new 1.4 TSi TwinCharger. This is a machine that combines an exhaust turbocharger with a compressor volume. According to the model computer, power ranges from 140 to 180 hp with a maximum torque of up to 220 Nm.

Quatro Rodas speculates the possibility that this mechanical impulse to the future Gol GTi. With these values, leaving behind problems Fiat Punto T-Jet (152 hp) and get in the league of small imported sports, such as the Peugeot 207 RC (175 hp).

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