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Matt Farah Drives a 360hp Mk6 GTI

The Smoking Tire just got a new intro and the man who made that also made this beautiful 2013 GTI Wolfsburg edition, that Matt Farah has taken for a drive in the canyons outside of LA.

The car looks pretty stock from the outside, save for the lowered ride height, but under the hood it’s a different story.

This GTI has Revo K04 Turbo with the related accouterments, a cat-back exhaust, Bilstein coilovers, and, importantly, a WaveTrack limited slip diff (there’s a more complete list farther down). All in the car makes about 360 hp, which is more than enough for a daily driver like this.

Farah takes it for a spin and is immediately impressed by the speed, saying “Wow! Quick. That is impressive,” within seconds of starting his run.

Unfortunately, he doesn’t get to do too much more spirited driving because of a combination of slow cars and cooked brakes.

The car’s owner, explains Farah, daily drives this GTI and so doesn’t want to ruin the ride by adding the bigger wheels that would be needed to fit bigger brakes.

You can read a full list of the upgrades the owner did put on below:

Engine/Drivetrain:
Revo K04 Turbo Kit
WaveTrack Limited Slip Diff
Revo Stage 3 ECU Upgrade
Revo DSG Stage 2 Upgrade
Neuspeed P-Flo Air Intake
Neuspeed HI-FLO Air Charge Pipe
Neuspeed HI-FLO Turbo Discharge
Neuspeed Engine Torque Arm Insert
Neuspeed FMIC
Neuspeed Factory Intercooler Delete
Neuspeed Power Pulley Kit
Autotech Cat-Back Exhaust System
Autotech Downpipe

Suspension/Chassis/Brakes/Other

Bilstein Coilover Kit
Neuspeed Rear Anti-Sway Bar 28MM
Neuspeed Sport Brake Lines
Neuspeed Slotted Brake Rotors (front/rear)
Stop Tech Brake Pads
H&R Wheel Spacers (12mm)
P3 Cars Digital Vent Gauge

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