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      07-13-2017, 08:40 PM   #16
calvol
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I would stay away from dual-clutch trannies... they are supposedly bad in stop-and-go traffic and slow driving, e.g. parking lots... read all the complaints DSG has in the VW world. The X1 is a relatively heavy car, about 3,600 lbs, so I would test drive the 3-cyl version to see if it has enough torque to move the car adequately in city driving. One example of a bad implementation of a small engine in a big car, is the 1.4T Jetta. It's so underpowered, the turbo has to kick in too much, and the fuel economy is practically the same as the 1.8/2.0T. You don't want to have to rely heavily on the turbo in normal driving. On the other hand, our X1 S-drive with the 2.0T has almost too much power, I think they could have used a 1.8T with adequate performance.
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