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“Generally those that were impossible to fix (other than rip out and replace) had been run with a fault for 10s of thousands of miles.”
Mine had done no more than 250 miles after the warning on each of the three(!) failures.
All components had been replaced inc Adblue module, hence why Renault France couldn’t figure it out.
Hopefully there will be a clean alternative before too long, but EV vans don’t seem to be much use at the moment, so next one will be a new ICE vehicle, with manufacturers warranty…
Still looking. Octavia estate is favourite.
What are the 1.0 TSI engines like in one? I imagine pretty toothless, which is fine really, but how would it fare on a motorway cruise?
What are the 1.0 TSI engines like in one? I imagine pretty toothless
You don't need to imagine, you can look up specs. 115bhp and 200nm torque at 2000rpm. That would be fine on the motorway. It may be 1.0l but it's turbocharged.
What are the 1.0 TSI engines like in one?
I drove one as a test drive. Around town and two up it's fine
I sat in one this weekend up the A9 following our Leon 1.4tsi. Both loaded similarly with bikes and two people and luggage. Our Leon managed 10mpg more due to the more powerful engine.
Our Leon managed 10mpg more due to the
more powerful engine.lots of factors, unrelated to engine power
in the same car, under test conditions, the 1.0 is 20% more efficient. This is unsuprising due to its lower weight and 25% less frictional losses (due to fewer cylinders). Under the driving conditions you describe there's unlikely to have been a need to drive in lower gears for significant proportions of time so the difference in MPG would likely be a result of driving style, tyres, weights, differing aerodynamics, mis-reporting by the onboard computer or simply a fault with one of the cars.
115hp in an estate is not great imo. Our previous golf was that power but diesel. It was ok but sluggish (think when you want to pull into a gap), especially when loaded. The 1.0l petrol should be lighter and I think it's 5hp more which may make enough of a difference. Around 150hp makes a more pleasant and less stressful drive.