Skoda Rapid engines will delight Russian buyers with a variety. In total, the manufacturer offers three petrol variants of the Skoda Rapid engine, these are aspirated engines with a working volume of 1.2 and 1.6 liters, plus a 1.4 liter turbo engine.

Today we will consider the detailed characteristics of these engines. Immediately, we note in Europe that the new Skoda Rapid has a greater choice of power units, in particular, they offer a whole line of diesel engines. They decided to bring only three to Russia. Moreover, the petrol MPI 1.6 liter is familiar to the owners of the Volkswagen Polo sedan, it costs exactly the same.

Skoda Rapid base engine has a volume of only 1.2 liters and a power of 75 horsepower, in principle, a larger budget sedan is not needed. This motor has only 3 cylinders, but 4 valves each. The cost of a car with such a power unit is less than 500 thousand rubles, which makes the car very attractive against the background of competitors. Moreover, the Skoda Rapid is the most spacious interior and trunk in its class. But let's dwell on the technical characteristics of the power unit, which is combined only with 5-speed mechanics.

Characteristics of the Skoda Rapid 1.2 MPI engine (55 kW)

• Working volume - 1198 cm3
• Number of cylinders - 3
• Number of valves - 12
• Power - 75 HP at 5400 rpm
• Torque - 112 Nm at 3750 rpm
• Compression ratio - 10.5: 1
• Maximum speed - 175 kilometers per hour
• Acceleration to the first hundred - 13.9 seconds
• Fuel consumption in the city - 8.4 liters
• Fuel consumption on the highway - 4.8 liters

The next turbo engine from the TSI line is the most powerful Skoda Rapid engine in Russia. The motor produces 122 hp. with a relatively small volume of just 1.4 liters, the torque is 200 Nm !. The engine is only combined with a robotic automatic DSG with 7 steps! Quite an interesting transmission for a budget car. Detailed parameters of this power unit are below.

Characteristics of the Skoda Rapid 1.4 TSI engine (90 kW)

• Working volume - 1390 cm3
• Number of cylinders - 4
• Number of valves - 16
• Power - 122 HP at 5000 rpm
• Torque - 200 Nm at 1500-4000 rpm
• Compression ratio - 10: 1
• Maximum speed - 206 kilometers per hour
• Acceleration to the first hundred - 9.5 seconds
• Fuel consumption in the city -? liter
• Fuel consumption on the highway -? liter
• Combined fuel consumption - 5.8 liters

Well, the proven 1.6-liter Polo sedan engine, which migrated to the Skoda Rapid, and even with two transmissions. This is a 5-speed manual and a 6-speed automatic. This power unit has a timing chain, which makes it more reliable compared to motors that use a timing belt. And the absence of a turbine guarantees a long service life of the power unit.

Engine characteristics Skoda Rapid 1.6 MPI (77 kW)

• Working volume - 1595 cm3
• Number of cylinders - 4
• Number of valves - 16
• Power - 105 HP at 5600 rpm
• Torque - 153 Nm at 3800 rpm
• Compression ratio - 10.5: 1
• Maximum speed - 190 (5MKPP) 187 (6AKPP) km / h
• Acceleration to the first hundred - 10.5 (5MKPP) 12.1 (6AKPP) seconds
• Fuel consumption in the city - 8.7 (5MKPP) 9.8 (6AKPP) liters
• Fuel consumption on the highway - 5.1 (5MKPP) 5.4 (6AKPP) liters
• Combined fuel consumption - 6.4 (5MKPP) 7.5 (6AKPP) liters

It is quite possible that other motors will appear on the Russian market. For example, everyone in the same Europe offers three diesel engines and four gasoline engines, for a total of 7 engines, in general there is plenty to choose from.

With regard to handling, he did not cause any special comments. Of course, my colleague Mikhail Kuleshov, scolded him for understeer and excessive tendency to “baptize” the trajectory, in the language of race car drivers (ZR, 2016, No. 10). I will subscribe to his every word. But what manifested itself in extreme modes at the Smolenskoye Koltso racetrack is almost imperceptible in everyday operation. The Rapid drives like an average Volkswagen runabout: no spark, but overall stable and predictable.

Telemetry

The trip computer never ceased to please with its modest fuel consumption. He showed a little more than 10 liters for every 100 kilometers in a traffic-congested city and some unreal 5.2 liters when driving on the highway at an average speed of 80 km / h. If you regularly go out to overtake in the "sneaker to the floor" mode, preventing the speedometer needle from dropping below the "100" mark, then the consumption increases to a little over seven liters per hundred. And this is not to the detriment of the dynamics enviable for many classmates - just space!

Of course, I rechecked the readings of the trip computer against the logbook, in which I diligently entered all the data on the gas stations. I did not notice any serious deviations: during the time spent in the editorial office, Rapid spent an average of 8.2 liters of AI-95 per 100 kilometers. But he was more often bored in metropolitan traffic jams and only a few times went on many kilometers - to Astrakhan, Tambov and Togliatti.

Of course, the main merit in the economy belongs to the tandem of the new naturally aspirated 1.6 MPI engine with an aluminum cylinder block and a 6-speed automatic transmission. The EA211 series engine, which is assembled in Kaluga, is a deep modernization of its predecessor, a 105 ‑ horsepower unit, which was installed on Skoda Fabia and Volkswagen Polo Sedan cars. The timing chain drive has sunk into oblivion, now instead of it a belt, thanks to which the engine has become noticeably quieter. Structurally, the new aspirated engine is largely unified with the turbo engines of the TSI line. By the way, I also did not observe an increased oil consumption. It was not necessary to top up it until the very maintenance - the level did not even come close to the "min" mark.

The automatic transmission is well tuned. In some modes, it requires gentle handling of the accelerator pedal. For example, adding gas after coasting should be smooth to avoid an unpleasant jerk. However, I quickly got used to it - and forgot about this shortcoming. Otherwise, the machine switches on time and into the gear I need. I know exactly how much the accelerator pedal should be drowned so that the electronics choose one gear lower, and how much so that the machine will "jump" two steps down at once.

Sedan? No, I have not heard

The luggage compartment deserves special praise. I know many who at one time moved from a sedan to a car with a two-volume body, and did not hear that after such an experience they returned back to the sedan. The liftback is really convenient. Of course, anything I've fit into the Rapid would most likely fit into the trunk of most B-Class sedans. The point is the convenience of loading, especially if the luggage is large.

At the same time, the attributes of a two-volume body are invisible: in the normal position, the shelf does not rattle on the move, even when driving on a bumpy road, and if it interferes with loading, it can be placed vertically behind the backs of the second row seats. In the underground there is an organizer with Velcro fasteners, with the help of which you can fasten cargo of any configuration in the trunk. However, all this is inherent in other models of the Volkswagen concern, but I probably disagree with the generally accepted statement about ideal ergonomics. The lever for adjusting the mirrors, located on the driver's door, often distracted from the road. For those who have not been given flexible fingers by God, turning on the heated side mirrors is not easy. And in more expensive versions there is also a folding mirror function, which is activated by the same joystick. Have you ever noticed how after the start of rain or snow, Volkswagen cars start flapping their mirrors? Not for nothing.

The Skoda Rapid golf-class liftback was presented in 2012. Sales of the model in most countries of the world began twelve months later. Rapid reached Russia only in 2014 in a modernized form. The manufacturer slightly increased the ground clearance, improved the suspension and adapted it to our roads.

Despite the fact that very few years have passed since the start of car production, today the Skoda Rapid can boast of solid popularity. And all because the manufacturer managed to design a car that was successful in every sense, which filled the gap between Fabia. Before purchasing a liftback, it is best to familiarize yourself with the engine resource on a given vehicle.

Power plant options

Initially, everyone could purchase a Skoda Rapid with one of three available engines with a working volume of 1.2 to 1.6 liters. The three-cylinder 1.2-liter engine was frankly weak, and did not allow the owner of the liftback to fully experience the full drive and enjoy driving. The motor has often been criticized by independent experts, it should be said that it is quite justified. Ultimately, the Czechs decided to abandon the further equipment of their brainchild with this engine modification.

Thus, since 2015, the following installation options have remained available:

• Aspirated 1.4-liter engine paired with a five-speed manual gearbox;
• Atmospheric 1.6-liter engine paired with a 5/6-speed manual / automatic transmission;
• Turbocharged 1.4-liter engine with 7-speed robotic gearbox.

As for the choice of the degree of boost, here, those who want to acquire a modern liftback, have a small choice: 90, 110 and 125 horsepower, respectively. However, the manufacturer has done a lot of work recently. The Czechs are constantly working on Skoda Rapid engines, improving them technically. More recently, all three developments have received updated fuel injection technology, and the design, which predetermines not three, but four cylinders, helps to reduce fuel consumption and increase vehicle dynamics.

Engine resource 1.4 TSI

The atmospheric 1.4 TSI engine paired with a manual transmission is by far the most demanded modification. The turbocharged version can rightfully be called a top-end assembly. The four-cylinder power unit is powered by a timing chain that has a good durability. The manufacturer recommends replacing it after a mileage of 70-80 thousand kilometers. Despite the fact that the timing chain was initially positioned as a "perpetual mechanism", practice has shown that sometimes it fails even before the prescribed time. Therefore, it is recommended to replace it earlier if the vehicle is operated in difficult conditions.

The manufacturer assures that the Skoda Rapid with a 1.4-liter engine under the hood will travel at least 250-300 thousand kilometers. There are good reasons to trust this information. The fact is that this power unit has shown impressive reliability even with the time of assembly for Volkswagen cars. The new E211 units that have come to replace the EA111 series motors are distinguished by a cast iron block, an aluminum head, lightweight pistons and a reinforced crankshaft. Improved technical characteristics allow the owner of the Skoda Rapid to count on trouble-free operation of the car up to the first 300 thousand kilometers.

Motor resource 1.6 MPI

The engine block is made of aluminum, but the cylinder liners are cast iron. This design is not the cheapest, but from an engineering point of view, it is reliable. After all, cast iron is distinguished by its heat-conducting properties combined with high wear resistance. Heat transfer becomes even more efficient due to the rough surface of the liner walls. The 1.6-liter engine features improved, lighter pistons. The "flat" shape of this part makes the motor more powerful and dynamic. This is a technological novelty, because earlier the designer could not achieve optimal combustion of the fuel mixture in the chamber due to the flat bottom of the part.

There is also a chain that is more reliable than a belt, but requires a lot of time and money during replacement. The 1.6-liter model is ideal for daily commutes. In addition, this version of the Skoda Rapid is convenient for long journeys. Due to the design improved in comparison with the 1.4 TSI modification, the 1.6 MPI assembly is distinguished by a large resource - about 350-400 thousand km of run. It is not uncommon for the Skoda Rapid to cover half a million kilometers of the road.

How long does the Skoda Rapid engine run according to car owners reviews?

About what the actual real consumption of the Skoda Rapid engine is, the reviews of the owners, who were convinced of the high duration of the stable operation of the main unit, will tell more informatively.

1.4 TSI

1. Pavel, Moscow. I am the former owner of Skoda Rapid 1.4 l. It so happened that recently we had to say goodbye to the car. In general, she left behind a good impression - a comfortable and practical body, low fuel consumption, and, of course, a great resource. It is not difficult to find a component, and many are suitable for VG vehicles. Personally, I drove about 80 thousand km by car during all this time, I did not notice any problems and "jambs" of the assembly. There are also no complaints about the chassis, it cheerfully holds the road.
2. Alexey, Saratov. I don't travel too much, I clocked 120 thousand kilometers in four years. Replaced the chain, the process is laborious, but worth it. And he replaced it at the turn of the first hundred thousand, although the car did not give any signals. The 1.4 engine is vigorous and energetic, this volume and power is quite enough for comfortable daily movement around the city. The service is inexpensive, as are the parts. I expect to drive a car to the capital at least 250 thousand km.
3. Mikhail, Rostov. I bought a new car in 2012. During the first time using the machine, I noticed how the pistons were knocking. I went to the service center, everything was quickly fixed there. The Czechs have known about this for a long time, supposedly, the problem was solved back in 2013. I don’t know how things are with pistons on new assemblies. Today the mileage is 180 thousand kilometers. During this time, I changed the timing chain once, which is much more reliable than the belt. I changed it once - you can drive another hundred thousand kilometers. I use imported engine oil. If you use certified fuels and lubricants, the engine will cover 300 thousand km without any problems.
4. Kirill. Moscow. Great machine, no complaints. It's definitely worth its money. I do not recommend spoiling the firmware, it can affect the total resource of the Skoda Rapid engine. "Eats" a little, maintenance and accessories are inexpensive. For three years, I have already clocked 90 thousand kilometers. The chassis is excellent, the clearance is for our roads. The build quality is not worse than many models from VG, and somewhere even better.

The owners of the Skoda Rapid 1.4 TSI note the high operational properties of the modification, the reliability and high resource of the engine. The chain resource is 90-100 thousand kilometers, which is longer than the period declared by the manufacturer. This car is capable of covering 200-250 thousand km without any problems.

1.6 MPI

1. Vasily, St. Petersburg. From my own experience, I can say that the engine resource depends on 30% of the quality of fuel and lubricants, and 70% of the driving style. I adhere to a calm manner, so my Rapid, after four years of operation, has never seriously broken down. Like everyone else, he underwent scheduled maintenance, changed consumables and the timing chain. It is also important to fill up with good fuel, fill in imported oil and be serviced only by the OD.
2. Sergey, Voronezh. I will say this - I'm not happy with the car. Upon reaching the mark of 150 thousand kilometers, literally everything began to break. The new pistons are clearly underdeveloped, it was necessary to spend a lot to replace parts of the piston group. I have been using the Skoda Rapid for five whole years, and just recently I sold the car. In return, I got spoiled nerves, sleepless nights and a bunch of money thrown out not by the wind.
3. Albert, Vladivostok. Initially I thought of buying a version with a turbocharged engine, but changed my mind at the last moment. I bought a Skoda Rapid 1.6 l 2013 with a manual transmission. I like the car for everyone: from assembly to design. One friend works as a taxi driver on a turbocharged Rapid, his mileage has already exceeded 300 thousand, however, additional care is needed for the turbine. So far, I have a mark of 120 thousand km.
4. Vladislav, Khabarovsk. I have a 2017 car with an upgraded 1.6-liter engine. I don’t know if I got an unsuccessful assembly, or the Czechs simply forgot how to assemble cars. The reliability of the new aspirated engine has clearly fallen, due to the new pistons! The timing belt is now quieter, but it is unsuitable for repair, plus every time I mark "zhor" with the oil motor. I am not sure that this unit will exhaust at least the resource put into it, not to mention the output above the norm.

Skoda Rapid 1.6 received different ratings from drivers. Most of the owners of cars produced in 2013-2014 speak positively about the car. The owners of the new version have so far noted some design flaws, which, perhaps, the manufacturer will fix in the future. In general, this version of the car runs 250-300 thousand kilometers without problems and breakdowns.

At the beginning of June 2015, the Czech automobile company Skoda began producing Skoda Rapid in Russia with a new 1.6-liter gasoline engine. It is already familiar to many from the OCTAVIA and YETI models, but it has significant differences. Atmospheric engines with a volume of 1.6 liters are classics of the genre. And, it would seem, after the carburetor was replaced with injection, there is nothing more to invent. But SKODA proves that the pursuit of excellence is an endless process.

From the very beginning

The development of a new motor is very costly: it costs many millions of euros. For this reason, it is not uncommon for different car companies to team up to make one motor for shared use. At the same time, atmospheric engines are not very interesting to European buyers now: in terms of fuel consumption, they cannot compete with modern turbo engines, and today it is almost a sentence. For this reason, atmospheric engines for budget cars, popular in Russia and a number of other countries, are more often modernized than radically changed.

What led ŠKODA to create a new naturally aspirated engine when the old one was not bad either? The answer sounds surprising: the introduction of a new MQB platform, which is primarily designed for the use of turbo engines. Are you completely confused? It's about the approach.

The MQB platform is a set of some universal solutions for creating cars of different brands belonging to the Volkswagen concern. These decisions concern bodies and suspension, transmission units and safety systems, radio navigation devices and, of course, engines. This approach is economically beneficial for both the concern and consumers: it is better to combine efforts and resources to develop one very good motor that will be used on ten different models than to make several average engines from an engineering point of view.

For cars on the MQB platform (in particular, the new Octavia belongs to them), a line of new turbocharged engines, diesel and gasoline, has been developed. But the principle of "universal building blocks" was applied here as well. Which of the engines of this line do not take, they will certainly have common features. For example, there will be exactly four valves per cylinder. The cylinder block will be cast from an aluminum alloy. The camshafts are driven by a toothed belt. But the exhaust manifold is not so visible from the outside: it is built into the cylinder head. So it was possible, without spending extra money, to create an atmospheric 1.6-liter engine that meets all modern requirements: it was not invented from scratch, but with an arsenal of ready-made solutions in stock.

To begin with, a new engine was offered in Russia for the new SKODA Octavia, then for the SKODA Yeti, now it was the turn of the SKODA Rapid. It is worth noting: the engine in question, 1.6 MPI of the EA211 series, was developed and brought to a serial model by SKODA engineers in the Czech Republic, and is used on cars of various brands that are part of the concern.

Motor characteristics

The 1.6 MPI is a 1598cc, in-line, four-cylinder, 16-valve engine. cm, equipped with a distributed fuel injection system. It has little in common with the previous motors with the same name (but the EA111 series), leading their pedigree since the 1990s. In fact, they are united by the working volume, the distance between the cylinder axes (82 mm) and the distributed fuel injection into the intake manifold.

The developers have made a simple but elegant design. For example, a cylinder block. It is designed according to the Open Deck principle. That is, the cylinders are connected to the block itself only in its lower part, and from the sides they are freely washed with antifreeze. The absence of unnecessary bridges has a beneficial effect on the cooling of the cylinders, the problem of cavitation is eliminated, that is, the formation of harmful air bubbles, which lead to the slow destruction of the surfaces washed by the coolant (by the way, the noise of the kettle is explained by the phenomenon of cavitation when heated).

Uniform cooling of the cylinders also contributes to a decrease in oil consumption for waste. With uneven cooling of the cylinder walls, microdeformations occur, due to which the rings do not adhere tightly to the walls around the entire circumference, and the oil enters the combustion chamber. If there is no deformation, then the oil burns out less.

The block on EA211 engines is cast from an aluminum alloy, and the cylinders form liners of durable gray cast iron. A motor with sleeves is not the cheapest, but a very good solution from an engineering point of view. Cast iron is a wear-resistant material, good heat dissipation. In addition, due to the highly rough outer surface (the one that is washed with antifreeze from all sides), heat transfer becomes even more efficient, since the contact area of \u200b\u200bthe liner walls with the coolant increases.

If you twist the aluminum piston of the new motor in your hands, you will notice how simple it is. Its bottom is flat, only the recesses for the valves. Pistons used to have a much more complex shape. Step back? Not at all. The flat piston is lighter than the "figured" one, which makes the motor more dynamic. Why couldn't they make such simple pistons before? Because there are years of research behind this simplicity. They did not know before how to achieve optimal distribution of the fuel mixture in the combustion chamber with a flat piston bottom.

The aluminum cylinder head, as mentioned above, on MQB engines has a built-in exhaust manifold. Typically, the exhaust manifold is located outside and is known to get very hot within seconds after starting the engine. Touching it threatens with severe burns. This is understandable: hot gases directly from the combustion chamber enter the collector. The concern's engineers decided to take advantage of this property of the collector and hid it in the cylinder head. Now the hot gases warm up the engine, and it reaches the operating temperature faster. A warmed-up engine has a higher efficiency than a cold one, consumes less fuel and, which is important in winter, quickly provides the interior with warmth. In addition, this design is lighter than the traditional one. Yes, only two kilograms, but the combination of such measures led to the fact that the new engine is one third lighter than the previous one.

Separate cooling

The camshaft housing is installed on top of the cylinder head. It is also available in aluminum. The shafts rotate on new radial ball bearings: friction losses are reduced, and with them fuel consumption is reduced.

The valves have also changed: they have become lighter, and in order to reduce friction losses, they are set in motion by means of roller rockers with hydraulic compensators, and not directly from the camshafts. Moreover, on all, without exception, EA211 motors, in addition, phase control is used on the intake side. Previously, this solution was found only on expensive multi-cylinder engines. We will not dwell on this technology in detail, but recall: it helps to increase the engine output in a wide range of revolutions. After all, in an amicable way, for each operating mode it is necessary to select a certain opening time of the intake valves. For example, at low speeds it is advisable to cover them early, at high speeds, on the contrary, later. This cannot be achieved without a phase change system.

Even such a seemingly simple detail as the intake manifold has undergone refinement. Engineers have optimized the location and configuration of the ducts so that the air flow meets the least resistance. And special resonator chambers made it possible to reduce flow fluctuations and, as a result, reduce noise during motor operation.

The cooling system has also been optimized. In the new engine, antifreeze circulates in the engine along two independent circuits: the cylinder block and its head. Ask why such difficulties? Everything is very easy to explain. The more perfect the motor, the less it generates excess heat. On the one hand, good. On the other hand, it takes longer to reach the operating temperature and generates less heat for the stove. The exhaust manifold integrated into the cylinder head and a dual-circuit cooling system allow this feature of modern engines to be leveled.

The scheme works like this: until the engine warms up to 80 degrees, the antifreeze does not leave the engine at all. Only after this milestone does the first thermostat open, connecting the circuit of the block head with the pump and the expansion tank. As a result, the combustion chambers receive enhanced cooling, the filling of the cylinders is improved, and the likelihood of knocking is reduced. At the same time, the cylinder block circuit still remains isolated from the general system - it needs to gain temperature in order to reduce friction in the crank mechanism. And only when the sensors fix 105 degrees in this zone, the second thermostat will work, the cooling system will come out to a large circle and connect to the radiator. In fact, everything happens very quickly: the temperature arrow moves right before our eyes.

Perhaps some decisions will seem strange to "traditionalists". For example, it is believed that the timing chain is more reliable than a belt. It used to be like that. The fiberglass-reinforced belt on the new 1.6 MPI engine is designed to last the life of the engine, but unlike the chain, it does not stretch and is less noise.

Of course, a skeptic will notice that if you compare the characteristics of the old and new engines, then the difference seems to be negligible. "Four" 1.6 liters is obtained by five "horses" more powerful (110 forces against 105 earlier), having a slightly higher maximum torque of 155 Nm (previously - 153 Nm). Isn't the “exit” too small for such an extensive list of technical changes? To answer this question, it is best to look at the section that describes the economy of the car. And then we find that with the old Rapid engine with a 1.6 MPI engine and a manual transmission, in the urban cycle it consumed 8.9 l / 100 km, and with the new one - 7.9 l / 100 km. With the new automatic transmission, the difference in the city is even more noticeable: the savings are about two liters per hundred.

The 1.6 MPI motor of the EA211 series is also supplied in a derated version. Along with the 110-horsepower version, Rapid customers are offered a "lightweight" version - in terms of recoil, not design - the version: its power is reduced to 90 horsepower, and the amount of torque is the same as on a 110-horsepower engine, that is, 155 Nm ... You can save on the price of the car, and on insurance, and on paying the annual transport tax.

The 1.6 MPI engine, released in 2014, is a new unit of the EA211 family, which also includes turbo engines, but I will talk specifically about the aspirated CWVA, which is installed on many VAG cars. In particular, these are VW Polo, Jetta, Golf MK7, Skoda Octavia, Rapid, Yeti.

This aspirated engine in the Russian market replaced the 1.2 TSI turbocharged engine, which is demanding on fuel quality and has problems with the stretching timing chain. And also played the fact that in Russia they do not like engines with a very small volume, and they prefer aspirated engines, or a turbo, with a volume of at least 1.4 liters.

In Europe, by the way, VAG cars are not equipped with such a motor, since almost all of them are turbocharged.

Our 1.6 MPI engine is a four-cylinder, 16-valve timing belt driven engine. By the way, the EA111 family, including the 1.2 TSI, had a timing chain. Here the engineers not only replaced the chain with a belt, but also connected the exhaust manifold with the head of the block - it turned out to be a single whole. The Germans simplified the design as much as possible in order to increase efficiency and reduce costs, given that the currency has also increased, and so that sales do not fall, it is necessary to optimize costs.

According to the regulations, the timing belt on this engine runs 120,000 km. However, due to the relatively recent release of the internal combustion engine, no one has yet checked this. But I advise you to check its operation every 60,000 km or even earlier to avoid misunderstandings.

The main problems and shortcomings of this unit are so far in the "zhor" oil and leaks in the timing belt area. If the first problem is the most common, then the second is extremely rare, but dealers still fix it under warranty. In particular, one of the owners of the Yeti noticed a similar leak, reacted in time by contacting the dealer. The result is a leak from the camshaft seals. Replacement of oil seals under warranty.

1.6 MPI CWVA oil intake is very common. Moreover, the dealers themselves say that before running-in is a completely normal story. For example, 0.2-0.4 liters of oil can be consumed per 1000 km of run, which is a lot. Then, as they say, the oil burner disappears, however, the owners insist that they still have to add oil.

One experiment was carried out during which one of the owners of Rapid with such an internal combustion engine was able to "kill" a maslohor. Previously, as dealers said, he filled in the recommended Castrol EDGE 5w30 504/507 engine oil. Then I tried to change it to something else - Liqui Moly Synthoil High Tech 5W-30, as a result of which the problem was solved. Perhaps this is an isolated case, and you have not and never will, but the fact remains.

Compared to the 1.2 TSI engine, this aspirated engine is less technological and has less traction, however, buyers take it more calmly due to the lack of a turbine and a timing chain.

As for the resource, it will calmly drive 250-300 thousand kilometers and even more without major repairs, provided that the owner closely monitors the oil level and during it change, and also change other consumables. And to fill in high-quality gasoline - AI-95 is recommended, but 92nd is also possible.