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

[cypho]

For those who have driven both:

Does the LR+ with Acceleration Boost do a faster 0-60 than Performance in Chill Mode? My dealer doesn’t have a LR I can test drive so the only real way I could “slow down” the P was by putting it in that mode. I want to see if the 10K difference is worth it but can’t fairly judge without having driven a LR.

Here are the 0-60 times

Performance (chill mode) 7.5 seconds
Dual Motor (standard mode) 4 seconds
Dual Motor w/ Boost (sport mode) 3.5 seconds
Performance (sport mode) 3.0 seconds

 

[KyleM3]

Here are the 0-60 times

Performance (chill mode) 7.5 seconds
Dual Motor (standard mode) 4 seconds
Dual Motor w/ Boost (sport mode) 3.5 seconds
Performance (sport mode) 3.0 seconds

OMG, that was fast! Thank you so, so much.

 

[Knightshade]

Well, 3.9 for the dual motor standard since the second 5% bump, but otherwise yeah- and AFAIK chill is the same in all the 3s

 

[1.21GW]

For those who have driven both:

Does the LR+ with Acceleration Boost do a faster 0-60 than Performance in Chill Mode? My dealer doesn’t have a LR I can test drive so the only real way I could “slow down” the P was by putting it in that mode. I want to see if the 10K difference is worth it but can’t fairly judge without having driven a LR.

yeah, chill mode is very slow. Chill mode on the performance version is slower than the SR+

 

[mmonk3]

Reading all of this makes me want to pull the trigger on the upgrade. But at the same time I want to wait and see if there is going to either be a discount at some time or maybe a different upgrade that they might muster up over there at Tesla....

 

[Knightshade]

They didn't discount it for Q2, arguably the most important quarter ever for them to show a profit- they're not likely to discount it in future quarters either.

 

[someonexh]

Reading all of this makes me want to pull the trigger on the upgrade. But at the same time I want to wait and see if there is going to either be a discount at some time or maybe a different upgrade that they might muster up over there at Tesla....

Same! I have had my car for about a month now and keep trying to put off the 2k upgrade.

 

[cypho]

They didn't discount it for Q2, arguably the most important quarter ever for them to show a profit- they're not likely to discount it in future quarters either.

I agree. I don't think that they will (or should) offer a sale on the upgrade. At best it would generate a bit of short term revenue at the cost of long term profits.

If they cut the price in half or more, I am sure there would be a lot more takers. But I doubt that it would more than double the number of takers, so revenue would go down. And on top of that, a drastic price cut would really piss off all of the people who paid full price. Just look at all of the people complaining each time Tesla reduces the prices of new cars by 5%: a 50% - 75% price cut overnight would cause mass hysteria.

And if they cut the price a little bit (i.e 10% ) it might cause a short term bump in sales, but I don't think there are many people who think that 2K is too much but think it is worth it for 1.8K. So the sales will mostly be going to people who would have eventually purchased it at the higher price.

If anything I think they will raise the price to be half of the difference between LR and P to match what you get (halfway between the 2 in terms of acceleration).

 

[BR666T]

For those who have driven both:

Does the LR+ with Acceleration Boost do a faster 0-60 than Performance in Chill Mode? My dealer doesn’t have a LR I can test drive so the only real way I could “slow down” the P was by putting it in that mode. I want to see if the 10K difference is worth it but can’t fairly judge without having driven a LR.

If Chill mode in my AWD+ is any indication, Chill mode in the Performance will be slower than any other Model 3 in "normal" driving mode.

You can try Acceleration Boost and request a refund for up to 48 hours. I did. And then I re-purchased it a week later.

 

[TyH2009]

At this point I don't think I could req a refund, even if I still could. It's so fun.

I took two buddies for a ride this last weekend. One of them has a 2006? GTO with bolt ons and a cam and said I'd smoke him. They couldn't believe how quick it was.

 

[1.21GW]

The number of cars that an acceleration boosted AWD would lose to on the street is very small. These cars are so consistent, it doesn’t take a hero brake boost launch to run the advertised numbers. Abusing the car is no longer required to achieve good times.

The fun thing for me lately is surprising motorcycles. 600cc sport bikes, harleys, etc.. (the 1000cc bikes are a bit more of a challenge)

 

[mreynolds767]

For those who have driven both:

Does the LR+ with Acceleration Boost do a faster 0-60 than Performance in Chill Mode? My dealer doesn’t have a LR I can test drive so the only real way I could “slow down” the P was by putting it in that mode. I want to see if the 10K difference is worth it but can’t fairly judge without having driven a LR.

My understanding is would be considerably faster than a Performance in Chill Mode so not a good comparison.

 

[1.21GW]

New personal record 0-60(1ft): 3.44s It is also amazing that my best time came with an ambient temp of 91 F and a 4100 DA. No ICE car would be hitting personal records in these conditions.

 

[Perscitus]

Yawn, boooring. Who cares about from a roll, from a dig, with/without 1ft rollout stats?... give us something useful, like '0-88mph' and '0-88mph (1ft).

Dev ticket raised with draggy team.

 

[Bellyup]

Is it confirmed that the upgrade sticks with the car?

 

[1.21GW]

Yawn, boooring. Who cares about from a roll, from a dig, with/without 1ft rollout stats?... give us something useful, like '0-88mph' and '0-88mph (1ft).

Dev ticket raised with draggy team.

actual video from my record setting Dragy run

 

[Knightshade]

Is it confirmed that the upgrade sticks with the car?

Unless the car is sold back to Tesla (who can then do whatever they want with it) ALL paid upgrades stay on the car.

 

[slashsnake]

The number of cars that an acceleration boosted AWD would lose to on the street is very small. These cars are so consistent, it doesn’t take a hero brake boost launch to run the advertised numbers. Abusing the car is no longer required to achieve good times.

The fun thing for me lately is surprising motorcycles. 600cc sport bikes, harleys, etc.. (the 1000cc bikes are a bit more of a challenge)

Even without the acceleration boost you aren't finding much that isn't some top performance trim competing, at least through the first 60 or so MPH. I mean 3.9 0-60 is Hellcat with a manual time... with a perfect launch. it's better than a Mustang GT with the performance pack. Sure there's a lot of cars on that list, but they are all either modded or performance oriented (Not the SS camaro which is right there, but the ZL1 for example).

And with it, getting into the mid 3 second range... yes... very very few.

 

[TyH2009]

I did a quick speed contest in Mexico with a GT350 (non R I think) from like 30-90 and we were dead nuts even, this was BEFORE boost and I think I was only at like 70% SOC. Curious if w/ the boost I would have pulled a car or so ahead of him.

 

[Urbancowboy]

My boys and I started counting cars one afternoon running around town to sports games to see how many of them were faster than our car. Let’s just say the kids lost interest in counting before we found one

Ty, how was the road trip from Chesterfield to Mexico? Good SC coverage down there?