Dyno testing is a great way to gauge power increases over the entire rev range but may not translate to real world performance. Through GPS based acceleration testing, APR's Engineers were able to verify increases made on the dyno translated to a faster and quicker vehicle on the street.

The results were astounding. By simply adding the APR Stage I ECU upgrade, the US spec 2015 Golf R DSG test vehicle completed every test quicker than the stock vehicle by a large margin. 0-60 MPH times were reduced to 3.8 seconds while the 30-130 MPH test was completed 5.9 seconds faster! Acceleration tests were conducted all the way to 140 MPH, which was reached 9.1 seconds faster with APR Stage I Software.

Stock vs APR Stage I 93 AKI
4.247 vs 3.490 - 0-60 MPH (1-FT)
4.509 vs 3.690 - 0-100 KPH (1-FT)
4.641 vs 3.869 - 0-60 MPH
4.852 vs 4.070 - 0-100 KPH
11.159 vs 9.186 - 0-100 MPH (1-FT)
11.502 vs 9.186 - 0-100 MPH
15.020 vs 10.883 - 100-200 KPH
18.428 vs 13.001 - 60-130 MPH
21.190 vs 15.258 - 30-130 MPH
29.834 vs 20.694 - 0-140 MPH (1-FT)
30.228 vs 21.073 - 0-140 MPH
8.218 @ 85.275 MPH vs 7.654 @ 91.784 MPH - 1/8 Mile
12.849 @ 105.300 MPH vs 11.956 @ 113.733 MPH - 1/4 Mile

Data collected at the same location with a US Spec 2015 Volkswagen Golf R DSG with OEM tires via a Racelogic P-Box's actual data files (not screen data) with ESP disabled, race mode, sport mode, and automatic redline shifts. Results will vary depending upon location, environmental conditions, vehicle, transmission, shift points, vehicle health, operating conditions, temperatures, fuel grade, weight, tires, other modifications and more. (1-FT) indicates 1 foot roll out timing.