MY20.....

[Jim_mk7.5]

Looks like the TCR on display at goodwood has the akrapovic exhaust.

You'd hope it had, as it's now standard!

Still odd that VW hasn't updated the website to reflect this though, yet a national car selling website has.

https://www.nationwide-cars.co.uk/cars/volkswagen/golf/20-tsi-290-gti-tcr-5dr-dsg-88847/

[Hertsman]

Looks like the TCR on display at goodwood has the akrapovic exhaust.

https://www.vwpress.co.uk/en-gb/releases/3855

The press release with TCR on display with The Akrapovich

[king monkey]

Should have been standard at first.

[Hertsman]

Should have been standard at first.

It was the concept and aligns with the whole premise of the TCR being something a little more edgier to see out the MK7 run and think most thought it would at minimum be a payable performance pack option so it is strange it was not even that

Would not have paid for it as an option and genuinely like the standard exhaust tips and so was not that bothered to not see the Akrapovich - But as it takes the car back to concept version that was shown at Worthersea quite happy to have it thrown in as a freebie (been few times over years been on wrong side of a change so part of balancing things out suppose)

[king monkey]

Should have been standard at first.

It was the concept and aligns with the whole premise of the TCR being something a little more edgier to see out the MK7 run and think most thought it would at minimum be a payable performance pack option so it is strange it was not even that

Would not have paid for it as an option and genuinely like the standard exhaust tips and so was not that bothered to not see the Akrapovich - But as it takes the car back to concept version that was shown at Worthersea quite happy to have it thrown in as a freebie (been few times over years been on wrong side of a change so part of balancing things out suppose)

Yep. From the outset if was always mentioned as an option but then didn’t appear. For me, the TCR needs the exhaust. I certainly wouldn’t have optioned it but standard it’s a bonus which I think makes the car and sets it apart from the standard gti. If I was ever in the market for a second hand tcr then I’d only want one with the exhaust. That’s just me though. I’m sure it won’t bother others. 

[Exonian]

Looks like the TCR on display at goodwood has the akrapovic exhaust.

You'd hope it had, as it's now standard!

Still odd that VW hasn't updated the website to reflect this though, yet a national car selling website has.

https://www.nationwide-cars.co.uk/cars/volkswagen/golf/20-tsi-290-gti-tcr-5dr-dsg-88847/

Curious that Nationwide Cars are pricing it “correctly”, just looked at base spec from Coast2coast and they quote 15% off still using original price I think so under £30k still (using PCP £1500) so ran a quick Carwow quote and even those dealers are using old prices, best so far 12.9% (£30756 inc £1500 VW PCP)

[Hertsman]

Just checked the VW Configurator and its being updated with just a couple of models up there for selection, so we should see soon what the MY20 changes are

[kmpowell]

I hope it does become available for the TCR, then I can order it for my PP and it not impact my warranty! 

I tried to get an Akrapovic on my PP, but sadly it's very complicated and a system is not yet street legal for the 7.5 in the UK. The 'slip-on' exhaust is possible without the downpipe & link, but it's stupid loud and you lose power (and it causes ECU errors) due to back pressure. To cure this you have to use the Akrapovic downpipe & link kit, but then that breaks emission levels for road use, so isn't street legal in the UK. Fine for track (and is sold on that premise), but not yet ready for the road.

I'd guess that this might be why it got canned for the TCR, which is why this is a very interesting development if true. 

After a few months waiting, I finally have a bit of progress on this! My dealer rang me to say that the parts system is now showing MY20 cars and in turn the Akra Exhaust on the TCR which he could trace using the part number I gave him. It's been a complete ball-ache mission getting the part number, but I eventually got it. The Akra system on the TCR is showing as a system from the GPF back, not just a backbox.

The only slight problem is there's no "price file" attributed to the central computer yet, so it has no price and without a price it's not available for order. So more waiting, and fingers crossed for a reasonable price that's in line with Akra themselves... 

[Jim_mk7.5]

I hope it does become available for the TCR, then I can order it for my PP and it not impact my warranty! 

I tried to get an Akrapovic on my PP, but sadly it's very complicated and a system is not yet street legal for the 7.5 in the UK. The 'slip-on' exhaust is possible without the downpipe & link, but it's stupid loud and you lose power (and it causes ECU errors) due to back pressure. To cure this you have to use the Akrapovic downpipe & link kit, but then that breaks emission levels for road use, so isn't street legal in the UK. Fine for track (and is sold on that premise), but not yet ready for the road.

I'd guess that this might be why it got canned for the TCR, which is why this is a very interesting development if true. 

After a few months waiting, I finally have a bit of progress on this! My dealer rang me to say that the parts system is now showing MY20 cars and in turn the Akra Exhaust on the TCR which he could trace using the part number I gave him. It's been a complete ball-ache mission getting the part number, but I eventually got it. The Akra system on the TCR is showing as a system from the GPF back, not just a backbox.

The only slight problem is there's no "price file" attributed to the central computer yet, so it has no price and without a price it's not available for order. So more waiting, and fingers crossed for a reasonable price that's in line with Akra themselves... 

Fingers crossed for a reasonable price  It'll be £3k.