Originally Posted by stickyshifter
Yes, I am fully aware of this.
Like what Mayo said. The thing I do not feel this is a good idea is because of the complexity of this thing, super and turbo-ing a 1.4. The last time I check, they haven't fix the constant burning light bolt nor the terror of the right side window. So anything beyond eletric 101 from VW, I'll take with a huge huge tub of salt.
To me it's just like a 10-year old kid taking tons of viagra. Sure it will work, but at what price.
But those are electrical problems, not mechanical problems. It's like saying a crippled kid can't compete in a chess tournament because he's crippled. Last I check, it's the Americans that have mechanical problems, not the germans. I'm sure before VTEC, there are some people who would say why add extra complexity when you can just bump up the displacement or add a turbo and acheive the same thing.
It seems like you have a bigger problem w/ VW coming up w/ this first instead of the technology itself. I bet if Honda came out w/ this, you would praise them for coming up w/ a 120HP/L 140ft-lb/L engine.