VW New Beetle 2.3 V5 170
ECU Tuning in Somerset

VW New Beetle 2.3 V5 170 power and torque after remapping

• Fuel: Petrol
• Standard power: 170 bhp, remapped: 190 bhp (+20 bhp, +12%)
• Standard torque: 220 Nm, remapped: 255 Nm (+35 Nm, +16%)
• Service: stage 1 ECU remap, fully dyno tested

How ECU tuning works on a petrol Volkswagen New Beetle

On a petrol car the ECU controls fuelling, spark timing and any turbo boost. A remap re-calibrates those maps within safe limits, so the car responds more eagerly and pulls harder through the rev range.

How the VW New Beetle 2.3 V5 170 compares

Of the 6 petrol New Beetle engines in our data, this one comes 3rd for power gain, which is 3 bhp below the New Beetle petrol average of 23 bhp.

Across our whole catalogue the average petrol remap adds 27 bhp and 51 Nm, so this engine's 20 bhp and 35 Nm sits below that benchmark.

Volkswagen New Beetle performance tuning in Somerset

Based around Somerset, our team serves local drivers as part of the nationwide Remap Experts network. We regularly work with drivers in Norton Radstock, Weston-Super-Mare, Wells, Taunton and Minehead and nearby areas of the South West.

Each remap is dyno tested before it is signed off, and is protected by a 30 day money back guarantee and a lifetime software warranty. Ask for a quote online or by phone.

If you are closer to Bristol, Bath and Devon, those neighbouring Remap Experts sites can help too.