Audi Tuning | VW Tuning

While we have APR looking into a few details prior to software upgrades, we are wasting no time with the Achtuning VW Golf R and getting right down to business with the suspension! Our Achtuning VW (Mk5) Jetta 2.5L had up until now been running the H&R Premium coil-over kit taken from the Achtuning A3, which has been down for the count while it awaits an APR Stage 4 motor. We’re then going to throw the stock Golf R suspension on the Jetta for now.

H&R also sent us an RSS Club Sport coil-over kit to put on the A3 but more about that later… It’s Golf R time!  The H&R Premium coil-over kit is now installed on the Achtuning Golf R.  The Achtuning “Signature” ride height is a mild drop leaving roughly a finger-to-two-finger gap between the top of the tire and the bottom of …

We just heard some exciting news from APR this morning with their announcement to sponsor the Volkswagen Racing Cup!  “The Volkswagen Racing Cup is to enter the 2012 season with a new title sponsor – US Volkswagen Group tuning specialist APR, which is backing Britain’s most competitive and best-supported one-make saloon series as part of a new push into Europe.

Alabama-based APR, one of the biggest names in the world of Porsche, Audi, SEAT, Skoda and Volkswagen aftermarket performance products, has set up its European headquarters in Milton Keynes alongside those of Volkswagen Racing UK, and is set to become not just the championship’s title sponsor but also a technical partner.

APR will assist with scrutineering and offer technical assistance to competitors in the APR Volkswagen Racing Cup. “APR was established in 1997 and has many years …

The Achtuning VW Golf R has finally arrived and here she sits (for a very short period) in stock form, a perfect blank canvas for us to start from. A short cruise around the area put a smile on my face. Though it isn’t as quick as our Achtuning A3 currently equipped with the APR K04 kit, software should easily bring it back to the power level we would expect. Cornering feels fantastic and the Golf R goes in the direction you point it without hesitation. Though the car feels great in stock form, we’re already anxious to get started on this project! Here are a couple more pictures taken shortly after delivery…

The rest of the images can be found here.

We are happy to have heard from our friends at University Volkswagen about an early arrival of the next Achtuning project car – a Volkswagen (Mk6) Golf R!  The 2.0T FSI combined with all wheel drive in Volkswagen’s popular hot hatch has been a much anticipated addition to the Achtuning fleet.  Quality performance products from APR, H&R, & StopTech are IN STOCK and we cannot wait to get started with the new project.  Stay tuned here as well as on our Facebook page for updates to this project and check out the online store for these same parts for your Volkswagen Golf R!

This just in from APR… It’s going to be an exciting year for the APR Motorsport team and we look forward to following them along on this epic journey!

Jan. 4, 2012 (Opelika, Ala.) – Bolstering its first effort on the Rolex 24 at Daytona, APR Motorsport is proud to announce Emanuele Pirro – a man synonymous with Audi and success in endurance racing – will be behind the wheel of the no. 51 APR Motorsport Audi R8 Grand-Am for this year’s 24-hour classic.

“I would like to thank APR for giving me this opportunity to drive in one of the classic 24-hour races,” said Pirro. “I have a lot to learn, and I hope to be able, together with the rest of the APR Motorsport team, to finish the race in a good position to make the best possible introduction of the Audi R8 Grand-Am …

The “710N” diverter valve is a great bang-for-buck upgrade to replace your factory version, and is essential for the 1.8T or 2.7T motor getting an ECU upgrade. Makes for a good Holiday stocking stuffer idea, too! Click on the image and buy yours now!

Careful measuring, LOTS of communication back-and-forth, waiting, more communication, then more waiting… We’re told the process had been painful and lengthy to get corrected specs that would make it work, but in the end it was all worth it as Patty now has the first red/white combo’d MINI Cooper running color-matched BBS RS wheels. You’d really be hard pressed to find a better looking example out there! All that was needed was the finishing touch and we were tasked with the installation of NM Engineering’s RSA Spring Kit, mounting and balancing tires on the new rollers, and installing a set of StopTech Street Performance brake parts to improve braking and minimize brake dust.

End result…

… a very happy and proud MINI owner! Thank you for the opportunity, Patty! …

Stop by ACHTUN!NG and take advantage of APR sale pricing on ECU upgrades and pick up IN STOCK Carbonio cold air intakes, exhaust systems, and turbo kits! The image above will also allow you to begin shopping online!

No appointments are necessary for your ECU upgrade. Come through any time between 9am and 5pm, M-F. Give us a call at 425-895-0000 to schedule your intake, exhaust, and turbo installs!

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