With 296 HP, the Audi SQ2 is more than powerful enough for a sporty subcompact SUV, and
it certainly looks the part too. MTM, however, has tuned Ingolstadt’s smallest
crossover into something much more extraordinary.
By modifying the
internals and remapping the software of the 2.0-liter turbocharged four-banger,
the German tuner has lifted the output to an amazing 480 PS in their Stage 4 offering, which costs € 14,999 in Germany – or as
much as a new Volkswagen Polo.
As wild as it might
be, MTM acknowledges that not all customers would be willing to spend that
much, or get that kind of power, on the small SUV. Thus, it also offers Stages
3, 2 and 1, with 433 PS, 381 PS and 360 PS, which will set you back € 8,499, € 4,49 and
€ 1,490; and you still get an extremely powerful engine
wrapped in a very small package.
The tuner has gone
as far as offering carbon ceramic brakes as an option, for € 6,999.
Other mods include lowering spring, a remote-controlled auxiliary heater
(€ 2,491) and different wheel sets of rims in 18, 19 and 20 inches,
with different patterns and, if required, spacers, priced from € 1,199 to € 2,286.
Finally, there’s an
array of other options, such as chrome, glossy black and matte black emblems,
exterior and interior stickers, key rings, key chains and more, if you want the
world to know that your SQ2 is a different beast to the stock item. Discreet
they are probably not, but you pays your money
