After trying to talk myself out of it I pulled the trigger on the upgrade. I knew I wouldn't hold out indefinitely, may as well enjoy it early!
The difference is definitely noticeable to me (77% SoC), and this was my first Tesla coming from an ICE so the acceleration was already impressive. The feeling is as if it's a steeper acceleration curve, where it feels almost like there's a very noticeable increase in instantaneous acceleration and then it flattens out to pre-boost levels. There's other threads where they're measuring it much more scientifically -- but the results from the M3's boost are in line with my experience.
I was also worried this might affect the full acceleration range, meaning I was concerned I wouldn't be trying to punch it but the "sport" mode would put out too much power (the fact they drop "Standard" mode was messing with me). That isn't the case, thankfully. When trying to drive normally I notice no difference, which also makes me more confident it won't affect range. But when I do want to punch it, the power's there.
Whether it's worth it, that's up to the individual. We all have different financial situations and different capacities for how silly we are with our money. Once I get used to it and the novelty wears off it's probably not worth it from a pure practicality standpoint, no one needs to go from 0-60 in 4.8s much less 4.3s. If you're trying to race you bought the wrong car.
That said, it's fun, it makes me giggle when I punch it, and I like knowing I'm getting the max specs out of the car I'm driving. I don't think I'll be returning it.
If you bought the boost, what do you think? Was it worth it to you?
The difference is definitely noticeable to me (77% SoC), and this was my first Tesla coming from an ICE so the acceleration was already impressive. The feeling is as if it's a steeper acceleration curve, where it feels almost like there's a very noticeable increase in instantaneous acceleration and then it flattens out to pre-boost levels. There's other threads where they're measuring it much more scientifically -- but the results from the M3's boost are in line with my experience.
I was also worried this might affect the full acceleration range, meaning I was concerned I wouldn't be trying to punch it but the "sport" mode would put out too much power (the fact they drop "Standard" mode was messing with me). That isn't the case, thankfully. When trying to drive normally I notice no difference, which also makes me more confident it won't affect range. But when I do want to punch it, the power's there.
Whether it's worth it, that's up to the individual. We all have different financial situations and different capacities for how silly we are with our money. Once I get used to it and the novelty wears off it's probably not worth it from a pure practicality standpoint, no one needs to go from 0-60 in 4.8s much less 4.3s. If you're trying to race you bought the wrong car.
That said, it's fun, it makes me giggle when I punch it, and I like knowing I'm getting the max specs out of the car I'm driving. I don't think I'll be returning it.
If you bought the boost, what do you think? Was it worth it to you?
