Welcome to the Darkside

Diesel tuning has come on leaps and bounds in recent years and Darkside Developments are at the forefront of it all here in the UK. Here’s what could be called the company hack

Words and photos Adam Walker

As one of the leading VW TDi tuning specialists, it’s only natural for a company like Darkside Developments to have a recovery and transport tool on side for general business purposes, as well as transporting the company’s various project vehicles to Santa Pod for some test and tuning. Anyone who has seen the crazy little yellow Seat Arosa Darkside built at the drag strip in recent years – you know, the one with a 1.9TDi engine producing 544bhp that runs high nine-second quarters – will be fully aware that going quickly is all in a weekend’s down time for the lads. But where in the past the company made do with an old LT Pick-up, which Ryan Parkin built himself, as the works Van, this latest offering is a little…

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VWt (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2017

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