Performance VW

If you're in to modified VWs then you need to be into Performance VW, the only publication that delivers hardcore VW junkies a guaranteed Dub hit on a monthly basis. Performance VW has been at the forefront of modified Volkswagens for over a decade now and has been instrumental in shaping the scene into the most innovative of its kind. It really is the only magazine that caters for true Dub enthusiasts. Whether you're after debuts on the world's fastest, finest and most fun VAG metal, or simply want inspiration from the quirkiest daily drivers, then there is only one place to be: PVW Magazine.

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Performance VW

PREVENT SADNESS INSPIRE HAPPINESS • We’ve seen some comprehensive Mk6 builds over the years, but this wide-body, five-cylinder turbo creation is about as extreme as they come.

INTRODUCING • APR 2.5T STAGE 3 TURBO KIT

034MOTORSPORT MK8 GTI BILLET CATCH CAN • Got a product, service or offer you want our readers to know about?

UNITRONIC ATLAS 2.0TSI EVO4 TUNING

CLASSIC VW CUP 2025 CALENDAR

KENWOOD DMX553DABS HEADUNIT

TAMIYA R/C MK2 GOLF GTI 16V

FORBES AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS

FALKEN AZENIS RS820 TYRE

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TONY TAYLOR • Sub editor, Tony spends most of his days behind the scenes sorting out our grammatical gobbledygook. Every now and again we let him out of his box, though. This month he’s talking about the good old days and growing old disgracefully!

NO JOKE! • Heard the one about the Skoda Superb running a tuned 750bhp Audi RS3 engine? Dutchman, Jeroen Raske’s latest whip is anything but a joke. It’s about as serious as estate cars come!

SCALED DOWN • Regular readers may remember Christian Wolf’s stunning Mk3 Cabby from the cover of PVW 12/21. I bet they didn’t know he had a detailed scale-model of his car as well. Well, they do now…

SELF MADE • Remember the good old days, when people used to actually build their own cars rather than simply pay somebody else to do all the work? Well, thankfully, those days still exist… especially if you live in Poland.

FAMILY MAN • Whilst the late model Mk3 Golf ‘Family’ was a generously specified special edition runout model, it may not have been the obvious starting place for one of Europe’s most recognised modified examples. Just look at it though, this is a masterclass in third-generation perfection…

THE PEOPLE’S SHOW • When Jamie Orr offered to fly me out to his L’oe Show event to sample proceedings and announce our recent acquisition of PVW, I was obviously looking forward to a good time. I wasn’t quite expecting the best time!

CREAM OF THE CROP • Having worked his way through almost every generation of Volkswagen Group hot hatch, John Williams reckons he might have found the best of the bunch. But there’s always room for improvement, right?

THE WAGENS IN WILDWOOD • New Jersey’s Roots Classic event is basically a long weekend of old-skool VWs, GTGs and good times. No wonder it’s so popular…

AUDI, PARTNER! • At Performance VW, we love an Audi Avant like the next man. However, when that next man is Jape Tiitinen, well, perhaps our love doesn’t come quite so close. This guy is obsessed…

EVENTS DIARY • We aim to compile all global show dates in one central place!

REWIND • We may not have always been so finely polished, but we’ve always been at the forefront of the modded dub scene. Ah the good ol’ days…

READERS’ RIDES

SHOTS FIRED • Our East Coast American photographer, Zach is a dark horse. Not only has he had a number of cool past projects and currently dailies a well-sorted B9 Audi S3, he’s also got quite a sweet new project in the making. Here he tells us all about his VAG lifestyle…

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