The inline five's back.

[Ed Birch]

Tom Nas wrote........

> But before you start cheering- it's a diesel.....

Yeah...who wants 40-50MPG??

> VW and Audi have jointly developed a new five-cylinder diesel engine,
> all-alloy.....

Alloy, not steel block??

> Displacement is 2.5 litres and the incorporation of an internal
> chain instead of a timing belt (as on the new compact V8) has made the
> block over two inches shorter than the old I-5........

It's about time a chain was used; no more broken belts and expen$$$$$ive
repairs.
Now let's see the chain go into the gasoline motor!!

> It's a direct-injection PD diesel and will come in two versions- 130 and
174 hp.
>It will debut in the upcoming VW Transporter but will also be installed in
the
> future Golf V and A3.

Two questions: will it be Turbocharged, and is it coming to the U.S. of A??

Ed Birch, Pennsylvania.
(Old Diesel freak)