Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR delivers 480 hp, 610 Nm with the latest MTM kit

Packing 290 hp (216 kW) in its factory shape, the VW Golf GTI TCR may not be the hottest hatch in history, but it is still well equipped as road-legal vehicles go. Nonetheless, German tuner MTM Motoren Technik GmbH has found a thing or two to improve.

In fact, the company is currently offering four boost kits for the third generation of the EA888 four-cylinder engine. As per the usual, the Stage I boils down to a straightforward ECU remap and yields 350 hp (258 kW). The Stages 2 through 4 promise 381, 433, and finally even 480 hp (284, 323, and 358 kW, respectively).

The Stage 4 involves major transmission upgrades, turbocharger replacement, reinforcement of engine housing, installation of a new downpipe with a metallic catalyst, addition of a high-pressure fuel pump, and much more. Top that off with MTM’s in-house-designed intercooler, and you will be looking at a nearly €15,000 bill.

According to MTM Motoren Technik, the upgrade does not disturb the workings of the electronic engine check system that comes with the Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR.