The below table highlights the power and minimum hardware requirements for each stage as well as recommending optional components.
Stock: (591HP, 590FtLb)
Stage 1: (687HP, 726FtLb)
- Intake- Optional
- Downpipe- Not Required
- Upgraded heat exchanger- Optional
- S-Tronic Software Tune- Optional
TCU Dynamic upgrades are simply the best modification you can make to your S tronic ZF transmission for the TFSI cars.
Our engineers reprogram the gearbox's calibration inside the TCU (Transmission Control Unit). This allows the transmission to maintain higher torque levels. The result? Shifts are even faster, giving harder acceleration through the gears, whatever level of performance your car has - up to and beyond Stage 3.
Meanwhile, the driving mode strategy itself is optimised to suit higher power levels, giving a more natural gear selection profile. Flick the car over to manual, and at last you'll have true gear control at your fingertips - no auto-upshift, no kick down until you command it (or drop back to D/S modes).
Not only that, launch control will get you off the line quicker through allowing more boost at launch and increased launch RPM, combined with a less intrusive traction control in launch mode.