Glasgoe Joe
Registered User
Hi all new to the forum so i thought i would share my verdict of my first ever audi and the performance of the 1.6tdi engine after a remap.
So i picked up my new A3 in April of last year went for the 1.6tdi 3 door in monsoon grey with an s-tronic box . I went for the sport variant and was impressed with the kit that came with it . I love the colour i went for , i was toying with white and black before i ordered then when i went to the show room i saw the exact car i wanted in monsoon grey and i was instantly impressed. I later found it looks great clean or dirty.
Now for the important stuff ,the performance . For insurance reasons i had to go for the 1.6 tdi engine i would have went for the 2.0 tdi 150 PS if i could have . It has 110 PS i will be honest its not the worst engine but at certain times it really lacks the get up and go that was needed eg Pulling onto the motorway and overtaking at speed on country roads , being agile and getting into and closing gaps .
So after months of research and will i wont i and maybe next month blah blah i decided to have the car remapped after the first oil change at 9800mi . Its the best decision i ever made , 4000 miles with the remap and the car honestly feels like a 2.0 litre tdi .
The mid range has been completely transformed and the car pulls so much better from a stand still. I cant say i have noticed improved fuel economy because i haven't been driving very economically since i had this done. But on occasion when i have wanted to go slowly the car cruises much better at 50 mph than before, returning very high MPG. The engine now sounds much better and the turbo sounds great on acceleration.
I have had the car on a rolling road and the read out came back that the horsepower is now upto 147 . I am very impressed with the increase overall it has changed the car significantly .
I love the car how it looks and the interior with the MMI etc is fantastic i wish i went for the leather seats mind you but the sport seats are still very comfortable with the bolstered sides.
When my insurance costs are lower i will be going for the 2.0tdi engine but until then a remapped 1.6tdi is more than enough power . To be honest i can see myself getting the 2.0tdi remapped aswell after the good experience i have had with this car.
Does anyone else on here have any experiences of remapping the 1.6tdi i would be interested as to how you now find the cars performance.
So i picked up my new A3 in April of last year went for the 1.6tdi 3 door in monsoon grey with an s-tronic box . I went for the sport variant and was impressed with the kit that came with it . I love the colour i went for , i was toying with white and black before i ordered then when i went to the show room i saw the exact car i wanted in monsoon grey and i was instantly impressed. I later found it looks great clean or dirty.
Now for the important stuff ,the performance . For insurance reasons i had to go for the 1.6 tdi engine i would have went for the 2.0 tdi 150 PS if i could have . It has 110 PS i will be honest its not the worst engine but at certain times it really lacks the get up and go that was needed eg Pulling onto the motorway and overtaking at speed on country roads , being agile and getting into and closing gaps .
So after months of research and will i wont i and maybe next month blah blah i decided to have the car remapped after the first oil change at 9800mi . Its the best decision i ever made , 4000 miles with the remap and the car honestly feels like a 2.0 litre tdi .
The mid range has been completely transformed and the car pulls so much better from a stand still. I cant say i have noticed improved fuel economy because i haven't been driving very economically since i had this done. But on occasion when i have wanted to go slowly the car cruises much better at 50 mph than before, returning very high MPG. The engine now sounds much better and the turbo sounds great on acceleration.
I have had the car on a rolling road and the read out came back that the horsepower is now upto 147 . I am very impressed with the increase overall it has changed the car significantly .
I love the car how it looks and the interior with the MMI etc is fantastic i wish i went for the leather seats mind you but the sport seats are still very comfortable with the bolstered sides.
When my insurance costs are lower i will be going for the 2.0tdi engine but until then a remapped 1.6tdi is more than enough power . To be honest i can see myself getting the 2.0tdi remapped aswell after the good experience i have had with this car.
Does anyone else on here have any experiences of remapping the 1.6tdi i would be interested as to how you now find the cars performance.