We bring good news to those who think the Audi A1 1.4-litre TFSI Sport could use a little extra power. The performance electronic experts at Superchips have developed an ECU upgrade which enables the 122 PS Audi A1 to produce an additional 26 bhp at 6168 rpm and 28 Nm of torque at 1917 rpm.
The upgrade was made possible due to the fact that Superchips has found ‘opportunities’ in Audi’s Bosh MED17 ECU, and as a result the small German hatch is now able to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph 1.1 seconds quicker than the standard version (7.8 seconds) while top speed remains untested at this point but should exceed 126 mph.
Extra performance does not mean increased consumption as the Superchips Audi A1 returns 45 mpg (UK rating), just like the factory version.
The Superchips Audi A1 ECU remap upgrade costs 455 GBP and is available for both the 6-speed manual and the 7-speed semi-automatic S-tronic variants.
26 Aug 2011
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