[s-cars] I think its a V5 actually, hard to believe but seemingly true

[Keith Maddock]

 manuel <manuelsanchez at starpower.net> wrote:
> 
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> Well the I5 is coming back in the new Jetta.  I've done very little
> reading on the subject because the car looks fairly ugly.  I understand
> though that it's half a V10 lambo? (could be conjecture)  Replacing the
> old 2.0-liter engine is a 2.5-liter inline five-cylinder developed
> specifically for North America. The base engine, which finally features
> four valves per cylinder and dual-overhead cams, makes 150 hp at 5000
> rpm and 170 lb-ft of torque at 3750 rpm. The 2.5-liter will be the only
> engine available when the Jetta goes on sale in March.
> 
> Gabriel Caldwell
> 
> <<snip>>
> 
> According to Autoweek its a V5, very strange to imagine, but the accompanying pic shows the valve cover clearly saying "V5".

VAG has had a "V5" (VR6 minus one cylinder, how unbalanced must that
be?) for a few years now.    I drove a V5 Golf4 GTI for a bit in
Koblenz, it was fairly decent, I think it was also specc'd as 150hp.

But the new Jetta engine, according to multiple sources that I have
read, is a inline 5 , based on the 2.0L engine family.  (not half of a
Lambo 5.0L which is just an Audi 4.2 with 2 extra cylinders, IIRC).

Never trust Autoweek's pictures, they are horrrible for picture accuracy.

Cheers,
Keith