Would appreciate some advice on these engines please, from owners of either but especially from those who have driven both.
I’ve currently got a C220d AMG Line, Diesel engine and I’m thinking of ordering my next car this week and currently the A4 Black Edition with Tech Pack is leading the way... I just can’t decide if the 2.0 engine is worth the extra over the 1.4 engine.
I’ve decided I’m happy to change back to petrol so that isn’t in question, I’m just not sure about engine and most things I read online are about the 1.4 too.
Any comments and advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have the 1.4 and I find it really great. It's very smooth, and very quiet. Up to 40mph or so it feels really quite nippy, and I say that coming from my previous car with almost 300hp. It loses steam at higher speeds, but it still gets to 70 or 80mph comfortable in a decent time without feeling like you need to flaw it everywhere to make decent progress. It has a respectable amount of torque for a small engine, and the A4 is quite a light car for it's size. Driving normally you can make perfectly good progress and accelerate just fine with half throttle or less and keeping the RPM below 3k. It does not feel like a gutless small engine you would find in a Vauxhall Corsa or anything like that, if that is your concern.
I was very dubious about switching over to a smaller engine with half the power of my prior car, but I do not miss the power at all. Obviously it is not as quick as my old car, but the A4 is quiet, comfortable, and refined. It is not exactly a super engaging car to drive anyway - it's safe and composed and will take bends at high speed, but it's not rewarding or fun like a hot hatch or sports car. So I don't really feel like I want to push it hard, and in that sense the 1.4 is perfectly adequate. Considering the worse MPG, I am not sure I would get the 2.0 even if it were offered to me for the same price.
All that said, the best thing you can do is test drive them. People will happily give you their opinion on here, but at the end of the day for *you* personally, you may find that you do prefer and justify the extra power from the 2.0
Dont skimp on power, you will regret it,i tried low volume cc before,they do tend to have that buzzy hair dryer sound to them,which i didnt really like.
2.0 tfsi will be quieter faster more relaxed and more economical.
Have you actually tried the 1.4 in the A4 ? It does not seem like you have to be honest. My previous car has the VAG 2.0L engine, and while it certainly is a smooth and quiet engine, it is
not quieter than the 1.4. Yes it is faster, but the 1.4 is perfectly adequate to me and many others. The 2.0L gives you about 20% more power, it's not like you are getting double the performance or anything. Nor can I imagine any other engine than the 1.4L being more relaxing or economical. It's a seriously refined cruiser and sits at about 1800rpm on the motorway, you can barely detect the sound of the engine...