Volkswagen Reveals New 200kW 2.0 TDI Diesel Engine

You reckon the Amarok could do with a power boost? That maybe the current 2.0 litre TDI could do with a beefier, grunt-filled partner? 

A lot of people would agree with you. Maybe even Volkswagen. 

At its recent ‘innovation workshop’ at Wolfsburg HQ, Volkswagen pulled the covers off a heavily pumped version of its turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder TDI diesel engine.  

Based on the current EA288 unit widely exploited across the Volkswagen line-up, the addition of variable valve-train technology, high pressure common-rail injection and electric turbo-charging, boosts the output of the 2.0 litre TDI to a very respectable 268bhp, a neat 200kW.

Now that’s more like it.