« Reply #51 on: 25 September 2019, 13:02 »
So I finally got the opportunity to go out in a stage 2 GTI on Monday by total chance. During a steady drive I noticed that my car was considerably slower than the grey one with the black prets in the picture below. We pulled over to talk and admire each others cars and that's when I found out it was running APR stage 2 software on top of a number of hardware mods - me being me I asked if it was ok to go for a ride, so we did.
We then went to Haz Motorsport in Dewsbury where they offer various Racingline products including remaps. The owner talked me through stage 1 and stage 2 maps for the GTI when he mentioned his own S3 was running stage 3 including Racingline's stage 3 brake setup. The S3 was savage, especially from a standing start and it stopped just as good.
I think a stage 1 remap would be perfect for how I use the car and also I'm not keen on going overkill on the mods. I like to keep things subtle.
340 bhp GTI, 490 bhp S3, 230 bhp GTI.
Now that looks like my idea of a fun day!
300+ BHP with the smaller GTI turbo must be one hell of a responsive car at normal give and take road speeds.
But I expect that Audi must be quite something! A new level of fast!
As above, the Prets look good on the GTI but I think the Belvedere/Quantara wheels on yours look really good. I hated them on my CS because the rear spoiler makes them look too small. On a regular GTI they look just right.
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