Outright performance is excellent and the strong mid-range takes care of all the overtaking you need to do. Volkswagen claims a 0-100 km/h time of 9 seconds for the 1.5 TSI DSG. You'll find yourself addicted to flooring the throttle whenever there's an empty stretch of road. Out on the highway is when things go from good to great! This is easily among the most fun-to-drive sedans for 2 million bucks. There's always enough power on tap to accelerate or overtake quickly. Add to that, the direct-injection and turbocharger ensure that the engine isn't lethargic at any speed. The throttle response is good and the Virtus rolls smoothly. In the city, the 1.5 motor's healthy bottom end helps you get around effortlessly. While the automatic transmission makes the Virtus very easy to drive in the city, when crawling in slow traffic (1st - 3rd gears), you will experience a little jerkiness, which is a typical DSG trait. Impressively, you won't feel these shifts as the transition is butter smooth. With a light foot, the gearbox moves up the ratios pretty quickly. This will be highly appreciated in heavy traffic conditions where you can drive with just the brake pedal. Slot into D mode, take your foot off the brake pedal and the Virtus DSG slowly creeps forward. The combo makes the Virtus an effortless mile-muncher if fuel prices aren’t a concern. These figures put it in a different league altogether.įast and effortless at any legal speed, this powertrain compliments the ride and handling characteristics of the car beautifully. On paper, the engine produces 148 BHP & 250 Nm which is much more than Honda City 1.5's 119 BHP and Hyundai Verna 1.0's 118 BHP.
It's offered only with a 7-speed DSG AT (Slavia gets a 6-speed MT too).
This engine gets 4-stroke positive ignition direct injection with active cylinder technology. The 1.5L engine in the Virtus is shared with the Slavia, Taigun and Kushaq and we were mighty impressed when we drove it previously. Driving the Volkswagen Virtus 1.5L DSG Automaticġ.5L, 4 cylinder turbo-petrol engine makes 148 BHP 5,000 - 6,000 rpm and 250 Nm 1,600 - 3,500 rpm:
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