Racingline Stage 3 front brake kit
New OEM rear calipers
Racingline Stage 2 rear discs
Braided brake hoses
Performance brake fluid

High performance has to go hand in hand with suitable suspension and brake upgrades.

The original single-piston calipers were replaced by forged monobloc six-piston calipers, yet despite their larger size they weigh less than the original calipers. A complete Racingline caliper including pads weighs 5.3 kg, while the original caliper weighs 8.6 kg. Saving almost 7 kg of unsprung weight on the front axle alone is something you will appreciate behind the wheel.

To be able to run 18" wheels, the customer chose the 355 mm disc option. The Racingline discs in the Stage 3 kit are floating, which means the design allows the centre and the disc itself to move relative to each other under thermal load without the risk of cracking. When the discs need replacing, only the discs are changed and they are moved onto the original carrier.

We had already seen the very high efficiency and durability of this kit on previous installations. The manufacturer states that the stopping time from 100 km/h is 2.43 seconds shorter with this kit than with the original brakes. The main benefit of this upgrade, of course, is not just that figure but the brakes' ability to stop again and again without fading. Whether you want to come down a mountain pass or drive a track day, you can simply rely on your brakes.

Height-adjustable KW DCC suspension
Rear lower and upper control arms, bolts
Front anti-roll bar drop links
Performance front control arm bushes
Top strut mounts

The Scirocco has a few years behind it, so after years of use it was time for some necessary suspension maintenance and to replace the original DCC dampers, which had reached the end of their life.

Of all the possible replacements, we chose to keep the DCC function and take it a level further by fitting KW suspension. With the aftermarket suspension the owner can still enjoy the normal, sport and comfort modes, but only now do these modes really live up to their names. KW has taken the whole suspension setup up a level: comfort is now genuinely even more comfortable and in sport the car turns into a go-kart. On top of that, the whole suspension is height-adjustable, so the owner can set the ride height as they like.

APR Stage 2
APR spark plugs
APR ignition coils
Millers Oils 5W-40 NT+ engine oil
Oil, cabin and fuel filters

The owner already had a performance upgrade from before. Thanks to APR Stage 2 the Rocco makes 278 hp and 362 Nm. As part of preventive servicing we replaced the original spark plugs and coils with new ones from APR. On all our tuned two-litre engines, perfect lubrication is taken care of by Millers Oils NT+ 5W-40.