Usually, when you think about tuners you think about spoilers and diffusers, big rims and lots of extra power. It's very rare the case when a tuner turns its attention to a utility vehicle. Even more interesting is that mcchip did not go for more power on this Volkswagen Crafter, but instead managed to reduce it's fuel consumption. The mcchip Volkswagen Crafter needs 11.5 liters of diesel to run for 100 km. In standard form it needed 14.2 liters for the same distance. The mcchip Volkswagen Crafter has a 20% better fuel economy, from a 2.5 liter TDI engine, thanks to a re-programmed ECU.
The mcchip Volkswagen Crafter software price is 729 Euros.
With the current economy crisis we could see more and more companies go for better fuel economy rather than more power.
