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Mk7 Golf R development car the first of its kind to break into the 9-second barrier with stock engine internalsThe Ecotune team has continued its record-breaking drag strip streak by clinching two further world records with its Mk7 VW Golf R development car.Having achieved the fastest-ever stock-turbo Golf R time just weeks before at Northamptonshire’s Santa Pod Raceway (click here for more details on this record), more development work was promptly carried out on this ballistic hot hatch at the

The team and some customers ventured out onto the 2km circuit for the first time this year back in late JulyIt might’ve been later in the season than anticipated thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, but we finally headed to Fife’s Knockhill Circuit on July 27th for our highly-anticipated debutant ‘track night’ of the year.This event was organised by ourselves, giving our valued customers the opportunity to join us out on track and test their cars.Despite the moist conditions throughout, everyone in

Mk7 Golf R development car achieves 10.72-second quarter mile sprint at Santa Pod thanks to bespoke E85 ECU calibration and choice hardware upgradesThe Ecotune team is delighted to announce that it has comfortably smashed the previous stock-turbo Mk7 Golf R quarter-mile world record with its long-term project vehicle.The car achieved a best time of 10.72 seconds @126mph at Santa Pod Raceway’s ‘Back on Track’ event on Sunday, 5 July, breaking the previous record on numerous occasions throughout t

With project cars there is always a plan that almost immediately goes out the window. Our plan was straightforward. Buy a Golf R, put a big turbo on it and go really fast. Well, that’s not quite what’s happened (so far).A shopping list of parts was already decided, before the right car was ever sourced. A fairly typical Stage 3 build of off the shelf parts, a big turbo, intercooler, exhaust but with one crucial difference. To have that edge, to be faster than everyone else, you need to lo

In this month’s Owner Spotlight, we put Paul’s savage Audi TT RS under the microscope – a versatile car built-up by Ecotune to dominate on the drag strip, race track and B-road…THE STORYPaul began his car journey strongly with a Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG – a car also fettled by Ecotune from the word go to ensure it gave its owner the fastest possible times in his favourite motorsport discipline: drag racing.Realising he wanted a base car that offered more potential off the bat, though, he soon swapp