Don't make assumptions that generalize the buying population. You don't know what they were thinking. I instead spent the money I could have used to get a 90 on EAP and FSD for a 75. I made the choice, yes, but it wasn't really about savings. I did not need the range and I did not need the additional acceleration of the 90. I however, did not get what I paid for in terms of EAP, and it is highly dubious as to whether I will get what I paid for with FSD (level 5) during the lifecycle of the car.
I get your point but that's not what we are talking about here. Also I don't know why you are referencing me with so many "you". I have been speaking in general toward Tesla practice and Tesla owners and this has nothing to do with me. I have 60D with AP1 from 2016 so I don't expect anything to be done there. So your last point is compeletely invalid and is getting a little bit rude.
I believe that the 5.2s 0-60 on the earlier HW2 60/75s is tied to the dual motors, not the battery configuration (60 v 75). Upgrading a S60 to a S75 does not involve faster acceleration. Just like upgrading the S60D to the S75D has no impact on acceleration.
No worries. Just wanted to clarify. I hope they extend the added acceleration as an upgrade if it can be done via software to keep the cars competitive with the M3s.
I hope so too but the Tesla company line is they do not plan to upgrade or sell upgrades for owners older cars.
The critical point here is that if Tesla is upgrading pre-June cars out of inventory that clearly have the older drive unit, then it is clearly something that can be done to other cars built around that time. Their inability to provide clarity on that practice is what has a 1,400 post thread going strong here.
Which misses the point of this thread and assumes that owners want this for free. People just want information and Tesla is sending mixed messages as it upgrades older cars outside of what it communicated. I'm sure if they offered the feature between 2 and 5k, people would pay for it. But their goal is to get you to buy a new car no matter what they have to say (free supercharging is ending, EAP is silky smooth, FSD features in 3-6 months, performance upgrade is impossible in cars pre-June 2017) so don't count on ever seeing it whether it's doable or not.
I think we should put down the pitchforks, or at least move them to another thread, but we have documented this well in the performance metrics database. Tesla has been updating older cars since July 1st, first in Australia and Europe, and now in the US.
