Mark 5 Polo 1.2 TSI ECU remap

[Corey_R]

How much does remapping cost in estimate terms?

The 'pre-packaged' ECU reflashes which are popular around here, like APR Stage I, differs depending on the car and the engine. The Golf 1.4 TSI Twin-Charger for example costs $1550. The old Polo GTI costs $1400. The APR Stage I for the 1.2TSI is not available yet, so can't say exactly what it'll cost.

I'm assuming the GTi will only be coming in the 3 doors and that's a deal breaker for me.

The new Polo GTI is available overseas in both 3 door and 5 door models. However, given recent Australian market trends and Volkswagen Group Australia's selection of models, it is far more likely that Australia will only get the 5 door model, than both the 3 and 5 door, or 3 door only. In fact, I would rate the chances of Australia getting the 3 door only as "no chance".

I assume the insurance price will rise once it is done as well?

If it does, you need to change your insurance company
NRMA and Shannons are both fine with it and it doesn't change your premium unless you wish to cover the ECU cost but increasing the insured amount.

Does it have any effect on the original dealer's warranty?

It doesn't "void" your warranty. However, issues with the ECU or directly caused by the ECU will not be covered by Volkswagen. So in other words, if your exhaust falls off and all you've done is update the ECU, then you won't be up for the cost of fixing the exhaust.

Is it better to wait for confirmation on an Australian site that it can be done here rather than assume the German specs as mentioned above will come out? Or do they regularly find there way here regardless?

Are you talking about whether the ECU can be updated or not? As soon as you see it on one of the aftermarket tuner sites, then you can assume it can be done world wide - as long as that tuner is available in Australia.