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lol...The 1.4 is a US economy engine first. The GLI GTI ea888 is a more performance oriented engine first that has some economy. It was set out in the US with 502 oils. Govt cafe pushing for fuel economy. VW has to develop something aka code name 508 with Castrol to try to make it through warranty period and get the small gain in Fuel economy
That’s the reason. It’s not to allow you to track your GTI GLI reliably on the weekend
The 1.4 is the normal engine for Golfs and Jetta world-wide. It's been out since 2009.
Only in the US as the 1.8T "needed". Yes, you could buy them in other markets, but they weren't that common.
And the idea that the 508 oils will just "get the car through the warranty period" is laughable, as is the idea that this was invented "for CAFE". VW isn't creating new specs for 6% of its overall market....