I have a 2019 Macan 2.0. has anyone has a APR Plus tune performed?
Love that story!Thanks. They have done all the ECU tunes for my VWs, Audis and Porsches. His daughter is my sons age and went to HS together. My son parked his GTI next to her Jetta GLI cause he noticed she had APR Tune stickers on her car. My son is now a senior in college in mechanical engineering and has interned at three German auto supply manufacturing plants here in SC. I promised him an Audi S3 or Golf R if he goes to college and graduates. It looks like I'll be paying the bet but its one I don't mind losing.😉
I had a similar experience. I took my 2021 S in for a tune today and APR did not have the box code for my ecu version. A request was submitted and now I wait for a response from APR. tuning shop said it could be a few months based on experience w/ other new releases from APR. the shop won’t know if APR has your box code until they plug in, and try.sorry, mistyped. corrected.........Took mine in last Friday but my APR dealer had a hard time installing and gave up. Said APR had not posted the correct box codes. I contacted APR and they are supposed to relay info to my dealer and reschedule the install, hopefully successful this time. You might want to contact your installer to make sure they can unlock the box codes.
3.0T EA839 (95B.2) | 2.9T EA839 (9Y) | |
Macan Trims | '20+ GTS/Turbo, '22+ S | '19 - '21 S |
Bore x stroke | 84.5 x 89 (2995 CC) | 84.5 x 86 (2894 CC) |
Compression ratio | 11.2:1 | 10.5:1 |
Turbo layout | Single Twin-scroll Turbo | Twin Turbos |
Intercooler | Air-to-air | Water-to-air |
Boost pressure | 19 psi (2.3 Bar) | 22 psi (2.5 Bar) |
Stock output (APR measured) | 361 hp, 368 ft-lbs (Macan S) | 442 hp, 419 ft-lbs (Cayenne S) |
Tuned output (APR, 93 AKI) | 408 hp, 499 ft-lbs | 502 hp, 545 ft-lbs |
Torque a 2,000 rpm (stock) | 360 ft-lbs | 350 ft-lbs |
I've had their tunes on other cars as well and swear by them! Unfortunate how this is turning out, hopefully we all hear something soon.I have a 2021 S and had the same experience, no box code for mine. It has been over a month now. I’ve had the APR products on other cars and very happy. APR teased us w/ this release, and I have only seen posts about not having the box codes instead of reports on how great it is.
I have a 2019 S and was holding out for APR but finally went with the Cobb Accessport, I'm very happy with the result but would love to see some side by side comparisons with the APR tune. Enjoy and drive safe!i had the APR flash loaded this past Friday. In the shop time was less than an hour. The S runs very strong and the turbo kicks in hard when summoned. From a rolling start it hits 70mph instantly, and you are immediately up the ass of the car ahead of you. I live near too much traffic and don’t have enough straight roads around to test the limits yet. Nothing violent about the tune, and when you’re driving around under 25mpg you really can’t tell it is pumped up. My feeling is a P dealer would not notice it driving around the service lot. A dealer would only see the ecu flash count which doesn’t necessarily mean a tune was added, b/c you could have had your car serviced at multiple dealers where required software updates were done…..At my first oil change the dealer said they had to do an ecu update.
With that said, the pedal lag is still there to some degree if you have a right foot accustomed to a NA car. I have a Roar Pedal and after driving around for a day w/ the Roar off and the APR flash, I adjusted the Roar Pedal to my favorite pre-flash setting. IMO I have found the happy place for the Macan S and it is so strong and flick-able now. I can aim it and fire like a laser. I’m a happy customer with an awesome suv.
There are many discussions about the Cobb tune.Just looking for some advice. I have a 19 macan S with pedal commander. What bugs me the most about the macan is the responsiveness. I’m not sure if it’s really turbo lag but between 2-3 gear is where i notice it the most. I usually have set on city +3. Sport +2-3 gets the car going up in speed real quick but still has the same lag.
will Ecu remap/tune fix this? If so, what is the difference between Cobb and APR tune other than being able to reflash map yourself with Cobb?
is the APR tune more agressive?
Thanks in advance!