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Originally Posted by nicanary

I couldn't agree more. I recently reduced my annual mileage from 30k to around 15k, and changed my VAG 1.6 Tdi for a VAG 1.2 Tsi. It has surprised me with its performance - not exactly earth-shattering, but the little turbo gives it the ability to accelerate past heavy traffic in the same manner as the diesel, with a lot less noise. I do a fair bit of town driving, but I average around 45mpg, as opposed to the diesel's 50mpg. They're cracking good little motors, and Ford's 1.0 unit is equally impressive - my daughter drove a Focus equipped with one, and couldn't believe the smooth delivery and adequate performance of such a small engine. They're the future.

... and no KERS inefficiency!