Hello everyone!
We are new to this forum and would like to introduce ourselves. QST are a leading Audi tuning specialist based in the South of England. We have been established in the industry for over 25 years modifying and maintaining anything from the original Quattro up to the flagship R8 and everything in between, as well as having an in house MAHA dyno where testing takes place.
We are the sole UK agent for the German tuning company MTM (Motoren-Technik-Mayer) the German tuners were one of the first to modify Audis and now over 30 years on are still top of the market in terms or both software and hardware.
So here is our newest project car, the 2015 Audi RS3 8V finished in Nardo grey.
With the car being just a day old it was driven to the workshop for its first modification to take place. H&R lowering springs as we felt that the car sat too high from the factory and that a small drop of 30mm would really set the car off giving it a more aggressive stance and really boosting the cars presence as shown by the 50/50 photo. The springs work perfectly along side the Audi magnetic ride as they simply replace the original springs. The ride had not been compromised in the slightest and the car feels as it did when it left the factory, even when driving in the firmer dynamic mode.
Obviously it didn't stay looking this way for very long. We recently became a UK dealer for Vossen wheels, the Miami based manufacturers who specialise in producing a high end luxury wheel for those who value excellence. The flowform VFS2 was decided upon in 20x8.5 +45 with a satin bronze finish a also come with a 5 year manufactures guarantee. The new wheels once again have added furthermore aggression to the car increasing its presence both sitting still and on the move dramatically. The tyre of choice was Michelins Pilot super sport which offer great grip in both wet and dry conditions.
The car then made its unveiling at the Edition 38 show where the feedback was excellent and a great event by the organisers.
Once returned from the show we put the car on the Dyno where it proved to be putting out higher than stated factory figures, 385bhp & 478Nm of torque rather than 362bhp & 465Nm torque.
Shortly after the standard Dyno run we received our development MTM M-Cantronic from Germany. For those that don't know the M-Cantronic is not your conventional remap, it's a standalone tuning box which plugs directly in to the ecu using oem multiplugs. The beauty of this system is that unlike a remap or other company's tuning boxes this product is 100% warranty safe as it can simply be removed in under 2 minutes when the car goes in to Audi which is brilliant for a new Audi such as the RS3. So here are the results: Power was boosted up to 417hp and torque up to 534.4NM. Please note this product is still in development so potentially there is more power to be made. The car has been transformed by the M-Cantronic a huge amount of low down grunt coupled up with massive mid range torque transforms the RS3 in to a true weapon, takes the term hyper hatch to a new level.
This is where we are up to with the car, a full exhaust is on the cards as well as much more. Hope you enjoyed the read and please get in touch with any enquiries by either email: kim@qstuning.com or give us a call on 01444 451542 and ask for Kim. The RS3 will be at Audi Driver International on the 17th at Castle Combe for those wanting a closer look or a passenger ride.