Have you always wondered just how much difference a set of good quality coil-over suspension would make to your car? What about lightweight alloy wheels and semi slick tyres? How good does a proper exhaust sound? When it comes to modifying your own car, these questions make all the difference - and it's something that most won't have a chance to test, until it's too late.
Welcome to the Standard Vs. Modified programme, allowing you to test the cars first hand - back to back against a standard version of the car. Gain a subjective opinion by testing the car on the road, or a proper "cold-hard-fact" objective test on the circuit - backed up by the lap time and video data.
The subjective road comparison is held on our favourite twisty roads in our part of Germany and Belgium - meaning you get real world experiences; but it gets even better; the circuit used for the track comparison aren't just any local circuit - it's a proper Formula One level race track of Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.
Both the Road and Track Comparisons come complete with expert guide(s) and instructor(s), ensuring the highest level of safety and peace of mind.
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The best brands in the business.
KW Suspension is one of the world's leading suppliers of performance oriented suspension systems, with a wide range to accommodate nearly every vehicle platform, providing you the ideal product to take full potential of your sports car during track days, sports car driving clinics, and enthusiast drives on road and track.
A pioneer in its field, Akrapovič is widely recognised as a highly innovative materials technology company. The brand is synonymous with the highest level of design, performance enhancement and the creation of an unmistakable deeply resonant exhaust sound.
BBS is the world's most renowned light alloy wheel brand, a fact underlined by continuous awards from leading German and international automotive trade magazines. Careful control at every stage of manufacture, from forging or casting to surface finishing, guarantees the un-impeachable quality of BBS wheels.
Michelin's commitment to Motorsport results in extraordinary performance being delivered by its tires. Michelin form many technological partnerships with prestigious brands to develop tires and cars together, with a shared objective of performance and victory, whatever the discipline.
The RECARO brand is a byword sporting car seats. Incorporated in the products of Recaro Automotive Seating is the know-how from over 100 years of company history – plus more than 40 years of expertise and passion in motorsport. RECARO racing and sports seats for high-performance vehicles combine safety, design and comfort with innovation, craftsmanship and premium quality. That's why professional racing drivers and their teams all over the world put their faith in RECARO – on the circuit, in off-road rally cars and in endurance racing.
The portable data recording system for your track days. The Race Navigator ONE offers drivers of sports cars as well as motorsports professionals an intuitively functioning system designed to record and analyze laps on the race track.
Powerful and innovative tuning boxes are the core business of the technology brand DTE Systems. With DTE’s PowerControl tuning systems for more power and efficiency in cars, trucks and tractors an increase of engine performance can be achieved by up to 30%.
Established in 1984, WINMAX CORP. is one of the leading performance and racing brake parts manufacturers in Japan. As a subsidiary of OEM supplier MK Kashiyama Corp., Winmax has delivered a combination of racing passion and meticulous engineering for decades. Used by top motorsport teams in road racing, rally racing, gymkhana, autocross, and time trials, Winmax brake pads have been rigorously tested in competitive racing environments throughout the world.
Drive with the Experts. RSR operates a fleet of rental cars at the Nürburgring and Spa Francorchamps every day. Regarded as the best driving academy for the circuits, RSRSpa and RSRNurburg are renowned for quality track time, great service and lovely hospitality.
Test the cars out for yourself. Try a subjective road experience back to back with a standard car, or an objective track comparison, with Race Navigator data to back up your findings. Or, just hire the cars to drive on track for a trackday.
A subjective back to back test of a standard car and our special modified version in a guided road tour.
A proper back to back track comparison experience, with objective data from your laps, driven on Circuit de Spa-francorchamps or the Nürburgring Nordschleife
Hire any of the cars for use on a trackday, or even a Nürburgring Touristenfahrten session.
Bring a group of friends or clients to reduce the price, or to test out multiple cars at once!
Press articles about the Standard Vs. Modified Programme.
Standard Vs. Modified Introduction Article - June 2016
Article Page 1 (EN, 7mb, .pdf)
Article Page 2 (EN, 7mb, .pdf)
Article Page 3 (EN, 7mb, .pdf)
Standard Vs. Modified BMW M3 Article - May 2017
Videos about the Standard Vs. Modified Programme.
Standard VS Modified
BMW M235i - Nurburgring Nordschleife
Standard VS Modified
Renault Megane RS265 - Spa-Francorchamps
Standard VS Modified
Nissan GT-R - Spa-Francorchamps
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VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Episode 1
Standard VS Modified
VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Episode 2
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VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Episode 3
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VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Episode 4
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VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Episode 5
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VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Episode 6
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VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Episode 7
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VW Golf GTI RSR Edition Build: Hot Lap
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BMW M2 RSR Edition Build: Episode 1