"Acceleration Boost" option, discussion as to which models and how much quicker

[sperkin]

Is that on the phone app? Where do I go in the app?

App Store. Search Tesla and then close it. Go back and search Tesla now and the update button will show up. Update the app.

 

[TyH2009]

Awesome - thanks for the heads up as I think you're the first to post this!

Not sure if serious.

 

[BTinNC]

Hope I don’t regret it.

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Go test it out and report back on your seat of the pants feel.

 

[MattUNI]

Not sure if serious.

Was not serious.

 

[jebinc]

Just took my boosted 3 out for a spin between rain drops... My impressions may be a bit subdued due to traction control kicking (cold wet roads)... Even so, the thing pulls hard. Particular noticeable (given wet roads) is the feel when gunning it from 40 mph - big difference there. From a stop, it is noticeable for sure, but traction control software on wet cold roads throttles things back a bit. I should note I charged to 85% and ran the climate control for 15 minutes, before departing. Had those limited regen dots (maybe 8-10 of them) for the short duration of my run. I can't imagine what the dizzying feeling must be like on a warm dry day! Still glad I did the upgrade, but wish it would have been a "To Stealth" Upgrade. Looking forward to CANBUS data and Dragy posts/videos, etc., in better conditions than I have here in the Seattle area!

 

[chracatoa]

I'll wait to see if there's a promotion or something. Already lost some money on FSD because I bought it a couple of months too soon.

 

[Olds442]

i'll report back after i get the mail and run to the bank. it's dry here.

 

[sperkin]

Go test it out and report back on your seat of the pants feel.

I can notice it is faster. Way faster than I need. A normal AWD was already plenty fast for everyday driving.

The issue is I hardly go 0-60. It’s fun but not $2k fun. It’s a very nice to have and still not sure if it’s worth it, but I no longer feel regretful for not buying the performance. At the time it was $10k more for a stealth P and I was deciding spending $5k more and not get EAP or get EAP with a normal AWD.

Now I think I have the best of both worlds. EAP, FSD, and a faster AWD.

I just hope Tesla gives us Track Mode. I want to hit up a race track again and also do some 1/4 runs. Miss the old days when I was young racing ICE cars.

 

[Olds442]

i am kinda bummed it didn't come with track mode. but then it probably would have been $3k.

 

[slave0418]

SO F’n lame!! Again Tesla sh!ts on their early adopters!!!!

LR RWD - no upgrade for my SLOW CAR.

I paid more money than a current performance version and got stuck with the worst model 3 every made. Give us a performance boost you clowns!!

In 1993 I did pay $2300 for HP comp with 8 Mb Ram and, I think, 600Mhz processor. But I wanted it...lol

 

[BTinNC]

I can notice it is faster. Way faster than I need. A normal AWD was already plenty fast for everyday driving.

The issue is I hardly go 0-60. It’s fun but not $2k fun. It’s a very nice to have and still not sure if it’s worth it, but I no longer feel regretful for not buying the performance. At the time it was $10k more for a stealth P and I was deciding spending $5k more and not get EAP or get EAP with a normal AWD.

Now I think I have the best of both worlds. EAP, FSD, and a faster AWD.

I just hope Tesla gives us Track Mode.

Thanks for your feedback. I got my 2019 LR AWD a few months ago. I wanted a Stealth, but there were none available and I didn't think anymore were going to be made (according to the Tesla SA's), so I settled. I knew then that I would have buyers remorse if any more Stealth's hit the lots, and they did, and then I did. This will help ease that remorse somewhat, although for the same $2k money, the performance isn't quite the same as the Stealth.
Since I have absolutely no valid reason whatsoever for needing that performance anyway, it is 100% fueled by that inner child that grins every time I am on an open road and stomp the Go pedal. It is also hella fun when my wife is in the car, and without warning I stomp the pedal and watch her head hit the headrest.

 

[TomT]

Sorry, but I don't see a 10% improvement as worth anywhere near two grand!

 

[LACALawyer]

Didn't they do that with the P3D- (stealth)?

Because it's a PERFORMANCE MODEL.

 

[LACALawyer]

Lol, this is Tesla we're talking about, right?

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

 

[syintiphic]

My wife would kill me, but me too.

Haha. Same. My wife is over me accessorizing/upgrading my Model 3. This will likely be in the cards for me in 2020 though.

 

[TomT]

Sorry, a meager ten percent improvement is not worth anywhere near $2K to me!

 

[ptbenic]

I would pay $2,000 for longer range, the M3 Dual Motor AWD at 4.4 is already fast. If they can make it go faster with the same engines and battery, and a software upgrade, why not make it go further? After all, in the cold weather, we only get 80 percent of the range anyhow. Just a thought!

 

[LACALawyer]

A P3D- is 2k more than LR AWD right now.

So offering a LR AWD unlock to P3D- wouldn't undercut anything- it'd literally be the same price.

That said- if the hidden web code is accurate this upgrade is more like "Pay the full upgrade price, get about 1/3rd of the upgrade" (you get half the acceleration increase, but no track mode or top speed boost)


I'm pretty on the fence about it... 95% of my driving is highway- where the AWD is already about as quick as a P is anyway- so it'd be pretty rare I ever got any substantive benefit from this particular unlock.

If they were gonna offer a "partial" upgrade at all I think Tesla would've been better off (revenue wise for Tesla anyway) offering a 2-tier upgrade-

$1500 for this 0.5 second bump, call that car an AWD+

$2000 more to turn an AWD+ into a full unlock P3D-.

Or if you buy both at same time it's $3000.

IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN

 

[HappyWino]

It's hard for me to want to spend more money on this car when the battery keeps degrading. I'll likely pass.

Genuine question, not trying to be snarky, but, you didn't know that the battery would degrade over time when you bought it?

 

[Smilen65]

So I log into my Tesla account and I see upgrade available. That's weird, I already purchased FSD. I click on it and see the option to purchase a performance upgrade to go from 4.4 second 0-60 to a 3.9 second 0-60. We recently received a 5% power bump via "firmware optimization" in 2019.36.2.1 which according to several testers resulted in a decreased 0-60 time of 4.1 seconds of a model 3 dual motor. So did they roll that back so they could charge for it? Or is the real 0-60 decrease 4.1 to 3.9?

I'll also just say one of the main reasons I purchased a Tesla was the promise of increased functionality and improvements via software updates. I find it kinda crappy for them to charge for a software update because of perceived value of increased power. I paid for a non-existent FSD feature. Is Tesla going to start pulling "valuable" features I would expect to be part of that when it becomes available and charging for them?