Volkswagen GOLF R MK8 Drag Race - Tuned vs Stock

GOLF R MK8 get's some more power, but how much does this actually translate onto the road and numbers. We're here to find out today on the dragstrip with some live testing.

[mqbr]

Appreciate the honest test. Might just wait it out for a proper ECU tune down the road

[MYMOUNTAIN_]

That sort of gain can be had with tyre pressure adjustment or taking the service books out, lol, prob wait till the OEM software is sorted before I go out and buy this paper weight.

[marccretten]

Why did he seem so much smaller in the car?

[gazmcb]

£720 for a 1 sec gain at 60-120mph basically unusable in the uk lol

[davidhayes]

The. Basic car is pretty highly tuned and pretty much suits the car already…

[MrRonan]

This is why i still own my 7.5 into APR massive gains,

[relaycampervan]

A stage 1 7.5 is still faster by a fair bit, I'd wait for a true stage 1 for the Mk8. Then you should be seeing 3.5 ish to 60 like the 7/7.5.

[darknightbegins]

stock time very impressive for a 4 banger. Damn, I wish an Integra Type S was this good but with better styling.

[adss]

I'll be keeping my money safely in my pocket for time being. Don't worry you'll get it when ecu can be mapped!

[husariaproductions]

Yeah lets crack that ecu. This thing will fly

[tonygarces]

Not bad. Probably a nice solution for guys that don't want their new cars with warranty flagged from an ECU flash.

[mbarn]

I really feel the only fair test is 100-200 as even with launch control, too many variables

[cristianodeca]

the most important thing is how it does the curves and how much improved it is compared to the mk7 anda compare civic, megane ecc ecc
0.5sec more or less on a straight road is not the end of the world

[johnh]

Great stock figures and like many other tests, far better than VW claim. The box ... that is not much of a gain IMO when you are talking warranty ended as they can see it has been there .... admittedly if they look hard enough into stored data. I'd not do the box as a map is going to be great .... when it can be done though ...

[danielashleybaker]

Anyone know what suspension they have on that? if lowering springs, which ones?

[michael]

4.18s stock with 1ft rollout ON 0-60mph?

Why dont u measure correct 0-100kph with 1ft rollout OFF to compare it with stock VW times?

[mav]

i couldn't afford the insurance hike to warrant a tune up, car is fast enough anyway to lose my license

[mgobluevictor]

What are you using to measure times? Draggy?

[johnmar]

Thanks for sharing. ATM, i would not risk it, its only 0.1 sec -02 quicker, may be just ignition time advance? I would like to see a proper tune box, like 220kw before and after 280kw stock internals. This is like typical audi s3 upgrade.

[Cynthesis]

What's the point? You can take the Golf R to the dealer and get the APR tune put on the ECU which gives more gains than this aftermarket box.