AUDI HAS INTRODUCED a pair of new super-thrifty diesel engines to the European A3 lineup, delivering hybrid-equalling fuel economy in a sharper-looking shell.

Two engines are on offer, both 1.6 litre common-rail turbodiesel inline fours. The lower-spec version is relatively uncomplex and puts out 66kW and 230Nm and can deliver a combined fuel economy figure of [...]

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Volkswagen wheeled out two new additions to its extensive range of engines at the recent Vienna Engine Symposium, and both use the increasingly popular small-displacement, forced-induction formula.

A 1.2 litre turbocharged direct-injected petrol motor is the smallest of the pair, and produces 77kW (103hp) and 175Nm (129lb-ft) of torque.

Despite its small displacement, Volkswagen has managed to [...]

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