Audi dealers offering remap
 

It's probably old news but I do not go to dealers much. Today I went in for radio code and they have banner advertising discounted remap from £499 to £369 for 2.0TDI bringing it from 140HP to 178HP. I assume this does not void warranty as well in which case seems like good value for money.

I think we'll see a lot more of that kind of thing. Volvo have been offering their Polestar remaps on engines for a while now.

Dealer remaps
 

Not to sound like a party pooper cos I think remaps are a good thing...but surely the dealer should be offering this service for free...since shouldnt a brand new car come optimised for best performance when the poor punter pays out for a new car....I think one should haggle for a free remap when buying new!!!!!

Cars sold through dealers have passed type approval including emissions/noise tests in order to reach the UK market place, so in theory can only be modified by the owner post-registration and sale.

Having said that if they optimised their maps a bit more before signing the car off it wouldn't hurt :ROFL:

Ancient thread revival I know but I've just had this done on my V40 T5 today, feels a lot better. Fully warrantied by Volvo.

It's a minimal peak power increase, so my insurance goes up by about £1 a month. :ROFL:
Changes are all in mid-range power and especially torque (it's a 2.0L turbo petrol run on 99RON) and the gearbox (8-speed auto) is remapped as well to match that.

Feels a lot more "urgent" without needing to drop into Sports mode, much less delay to get power, though still not got the instant pull of the S8.
Performance figures seem to give it a faster 0-60 now than the S8 though. +++ The S8 will easily leave it behind above about 100mph though.

Does anyone have a good value for 0-100kph in a facelift 40V 360bhp D2 S8? Preferably using 99RON fuel.
I can only find 0-60mph of 6.2 seconds quoted on US sites which seems slow, probably using low-octane petrol. (PF/340bhp brochures say 6.8secs.)
The V40 is now 0-100kph in 6.0secs, no 0-60mph figure but I guess that will be about 5.7/5.8. It also loves 99RON.