Volkswagen Vento TSI long term final report

The TSI was the flagship of the Vento range, as well as our favourite variant — it had the best engine and gearbox combination, and was only available in top spec. I use the past tense, because the Vento has just been given a facelift, and the darling of the range will now undoubtedly be the new 1.5-litre diesel, also available with this seven-speed DSG automatic gearbox. The 1.2 TSI is still available, of course; in fact, you can even have it in the more affordable Comfortline trim now. It’s also time to say bye to our Vento, and while we’re excited to try out the new TDI automatic, we’d happily have another TSI as a long-termer, Volkswagen.

GAVIN D’SOUZA

Front window switches haven't stood the test of time.