Performance Chip Tuning for VW Beetle | up to +64 HP

The short answer

Volkswagen Beetle: 17 engines — 13 gas and 4 diesel. Gains run from +9 to +64 hp, with up to +101 Nm more torque. GAN GTL from 219 EUR, GAN GT from 329 EUR. GAN GA+ from 189 EUR.

17

engines

13 gas · 4 diesel

+64hp

best in this generation: 2.0 TSI "GSR" 211 → 275 hp

gain range +9…+64 hp

+101Nm

max torque gain

2.0 TSI "GSR", GT

11

turbo engines

6 naturally aspirated — GA / GA+

Horsepower and torque gains

All Volkswagen Beetle engines: exact gains

STOCK output, output with GAN, gain and price for each module. Diesel and gasoline engines are listed separately.

Engine	STOCK → with GAN	Gain	Tuners and prices
Diesel · 4 engines
2.0 TDI140 hp / 320 Nm	140 hp178 hp / 404 Nm	+38 hp+84 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 172 hp GT — 329 EUR · 178 hp	Select →
2.0 TDI BlueMotion150 hp / 340 Nm	150 hp188 hp / 429 Nm	+38 hp+89 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 182 hp GT — 399 EUR · 188 hp	Select →
1.6 TDI105 hp / 250 Nm	105 hp136 hp / 325 Nm	+31 hp+75 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 131 hp GT — 329 EUR · 136 hp	Select →
2.0 TDI110 hp / 250 Nm	110 hp132 hp / 325 Nm	+22 hp+75 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 129 hp GT — 329 EUR · 132 hp	Select →
Gasoline · 13 engines
2.0 TSI "GSR"211 hp / 280 Nm	211 hp275 hp / 381 Nm	+64 hp+101 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 265 hp GT — 399 EUR · 275 hp	Select →
2.0 TSI200 hp / 280 Nm	200 hp254 hp / 361 Nm	+54 hp+81 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 246 hp GT — 399 EUR · 254 hp	Select →
1.8 TSI170 hp / 320 Nm	170 hp218 hp / 409 Nm	+48 hp+89 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 211 hp GT — 399 EUR · 218 hp	Select →
1.4 TSI160 hp / 240 Nm	160 hp206 hp / 312 Nm	+46 hp+72 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 199 hp GT — 399 EUR · 206 hp	Select →
1.4 TSI150 hp / 250 Nm	150 hp195 hp / 325 Nm	+45 hp+75 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 188 hp GT — 399 EUR · 195 hp	Select →
2.0 TSI220 hp / 350 Nm	220 hp264 hp / 435 Nm	+44 hp+85 Nm	GTL — 249 EUR · 257 hp GT — 399 EUR · 264 hp	Select →
1.2 TSI105 hp / 175 Nm	105 hp125 hp / 228 Nm	+20 hp+53 Nm	GTL — 219 EUR · 122 hp GT — 329 EUR · 125 hp	Select →
2.3i170 hp / 220 Nm	170 hp190 hp / 246 Nm	+20 hp+26 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 190 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 190 hp	Select →
2.5i170 hp / 240 Nm	170 hp190 hp / 269 Nm	+20 hp+29 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 190 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 190 hp	Select →
2.5i150 hp / 228 Nm	150 hp168 hp / 255 Nm	+18 hp+27 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 168 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 168 hp	Select →
2.0i115 hp / 170 Nm	115 hp129 hp / 190 Nm	+14 hp+20 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 129 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 129 hp	Select →
1.6i102 hp / 148 Nm	102 hp114 hp / 166 Nm	+12 hp+18 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 114 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 114 hp	Select →
1.4i75 hp / 126 Nm	75 hp84 hp / 141 Nm	+9 hp+15 Nm	GA — 189 EUR · 84 hp GA+ — 189 EUR · 84 hp	Select →

stock powergain with GAN

Each engine gets its own performance chip: GAN GT / GTL or GAN GA / GA+. Prices are per performance chip and include the current discount.

Not sure which engine you have?

The badge alone isn’t enough: in this generation, the same engine came with different horsepower ratings, each with its own calibration. Check the horsepower in your owner’s manual or vehicle documents and find the matching row.

Same badge, different factory power outputs in this generation:

2.0 TDI 110 / 140 hp2.0 TSI 200 / 220 hp1.4 TSI 150 / 160 hp2.5i 150 / 170 hp

GAN tuning module for the Volkswagen Beetle

Volkswagen Beetle tune: what changes

The module plugs in between the sensors and the engine control unit (ECU) and adjusts their signals. It never rewrites your ECU software: your factory warranty is preserved, and the module can be removed at any time.

Bluetoothswitch modes from your phone
18 mapsto fine-tune your engine

15 minutesplug-and-play install
IP67water and dust protection

+64 hpbest in this generation
2.0 TSI "GSR" 211 hp → 275 hp. The other engines gain +9 hp and up; check the table for each one.
+89 Nmfor diesels
Diesels gain mostly torque: +75 to +89 Nm for towing and hauling.
up to +12%with the GAN GA+ on naturally aspirated engines
For 6 naturally aspirated engines: the GAN GA / GAN GA+ tuners; check the table for each engine’s numbers.
50 daystest drive
Enhanced performance or your money back, excluding shipping costs.

Prices for the Volkswagen Beetle

GAN GT from 329 EUR GAN GTL from 219 EUR GAN GA / GA+ from 189 EUR

Find your engine in the table

About the generation

What makes the Volkswagen Beetle special

VW Beetle tune: New Beetle or Beetle?

Two Beetles share this page: the New Beetle (9C) from 1998 to 2010, and the Beetle A5 from 2011 to 2019. Volkswagen sold the Beetle new in the U.S. as a coupe and a convertible through the 2019 model year. The air-cooled classic, the VW bug, isn't in the catalog. The catalog puts both newer cars on one Beetle page, so the engine is how you tell them apart.

Both have engines a performance chip can use. As an example, the 220 hp Beetle 2.0 TSI reaches 264 hp and 435 Nm with the GAN GT. That is a rating for the engine type, not a dyno result from your own car. By hp, four U.S. engines have a catalog row: the 2.5 five-cylinder at 170 hp, the 1.8T at 170 hp, the 2.0 TSI at 200 hp and the 2.0 TDI at 140 hp (150 hp for 2015). The 2.0 TSI of the last Beetles is rated at 174 hp, and that engine has no row in the catalog yet.

Beetle A5 engines from 2011

The A5 was unveiled in April 2011 and built until July 2019; European sales ended in March 2018. The 2.0 TSI started at 200 hp until May 2013, then made 210 hp until November 2014 and 220 hp after that; the 2013 GSR special edition also makes 210 hp. Europe's 1.2 TSI is rated at 105 hp and 175 Nm.

The European 1.4 TSI, at 150 hp and 250 Nm, came in October 2014. On the diesel side there is the 1.6 TDI at 105 hp, a 110 hp diesel from November 2014, and the 2.0 TDI, first at 140 hp and later at 150 hp. For a Beetle diesel, the build date is where tuning starts.

New Beetle: gas engines

It sits on the Golf IV platform, and the engines listed for the New Beetle here are all gas. Gas engines: the 1.4 (75 hp), the 1.6 (102 hp), the 2.0 (116 hp) and the 2.3 V5 (170 hp). The catalog shows the 2.0 at 115 hp.

The New Beetle's 1.8T at 150 hp has no separate row; look for the same engine as the 1.8T of the VW Golf IV. Its 1.9 TDI at 101 or 105 hp sits on the VW New Beetle (9C) page.

FAQ

Volkswagen Beetle tuning FAQ

2.0T Beetle: how do I tell the 200, 210 and 220 hp versions apart?

Check the year: June 2011 means 200 hp, May 2013 means 210 hp, and November 2014 means 220 hp. The GAN GT fits all three 2.0 TSI versions and is rated at up to 30% more power for turbo engines.

Beetle 2.0 TDI tune: 140 or 150 hp, and what about the 1.6 TDI?

From February 2012 to October 2014 the 2.0 TDI made 140 hp, then 150 hp; the 1.6 TDI made 105 hp from August 2011 to October 2014. The GAN GT fits each of these engines.

New Beetle performance chip: what does the GAN GA+ do for the 1.4, 1.6, 2.0 and 2.3 V5?

The GAN GA+ works with all four, rated at up to 12% more power. It is also rated at up to 15% better fuel economy in steady driving.

Beetle: GAN module or flash tune?

A flash tuner rewrites the factory software. A plug-and-play performance chip like the GAN module instead sits between the engine sensors and the ECU and adjusts their signals. Because the ECU software is never changed, your factory warranty is preserved, and the module can come off at any time. It comes off in about a minute and leaves no electronic or mechanical traces.

Is a tuning module the same as a Stage 1 tune?

Not quite. Stage 1 usually means an ECU flash tune without replacing any parts. The tuning module also works without replacing parts, but it does not change the ECU software: it adjusts the sensor signals, comes off in about a minute, and the OFF button in the app restores the factory settings.