Acceleration Boost Upgrade?
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Google is your friend. Lots of threads here on the subject, just hard to find. If you include site:teslamotorsclub.com in the google search it will limit to this site.
How noticeable is the acceleration boost from a dual motor long range to a performance Model 3?
To your question, it really depends on how much you like performance and how much money you have.
How noticeable is the acceleration boost from a dual motor long range to a performance Model 3?
To your question, it really depends on how much you like performance and how much money you have.
In addition to the 6-7 page thread that @brkaus linked, there is a 90+ page thread on this topic, stickied in the Model 3 driving dynamic section so very easy to find:
MASTER THREAD: "Acceleration Boost" option, discussion as to which models and how much quicker
Those two threads will give you likely 1-2 weeks of reading peoples thoughts about "is it worth it".
Knightshade
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tl:dr version-
Is dropping your 0-60 from 3.9 to 3.5 (if measured same as a P), and reducing the speed after which there's effectively no difference between your car and a P from ~75mph to ~50 mph worth $2000 to you?
Is dropping your 0-60 from 3.9 to 3.5 (if measured same as a P), and reducing the speed after which there's effectively no difference between your car and a P from ~75mph to ~50 mph worth $2000 to you?
Maybe another way to look at it is if you want to pay 2k to have the speed of a performance model "before the two 5% power upgrades". 0-60 time is nearly there, and the 1/4 and trap speeds are basically same as the old stats (my reference is really only all the other threads and youtube videos out there. I'm on the fence like you).
Only you can answer that. It's much cheaper than the time/labor it would take to get a .5s decrease in 0 60 time in a typical ICE car. And real world tests seem to show an even better improvement than advertised when certain conditions are met.
Posted this vid before:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B33syeFwbtU&t=15s
Personally, I think it's worth it, but it's still a lot of money. So I'm holding off in the unlikely chance that there will be price reduction. If your financial situation allows it, go for it. If you end up changing your mind, get a refund.
Knightshade
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...closer?
It's almost exactly the speed of the original P at launch 0-60
And about half the gap between an unboosted AWD and the current dual-5%-bump P 0-60
And basically identical much north of ~50 mph.
If it got a whole lot closer it'd be the same car.
I think it would be worth the 2K if they started including track mode V1.
The good thing is that you can buy it and try it out for 48 hours. If you don't like it, you can get a refund. Just be sure you are running a recent version of firmware.
Anyone aware of how long this upgrade will be available? I just noticed they took down the 4k EAP upgrade recently
Regarding the Performance Boost I would except it to not go away. While it only became available not that long ago it’s never gone away so far. That said Tesla makes changes at will so it’s something you want then you should get it.
If you’re reason is EAD if you’re reasoning sure see above things gone and go. But when it come to AutoPilot things go away and come back all the time. It’s likely the most unpredictable part.
My speculation why it came back was they needed extra revenue on the books for the quarter and it was a quick sale to those that didn’t pick it up before. Also the subscription package then promised isn’t ready yet so another offering of partial package before the structure changes.
Again it’s Tesla. Buy before it MAY go away, and MAY not come back, or the price MAY go up ???
My wife absolutely HATES when I launch my LR AWD 3. The question for me is this: Will she hate it even more with the extra half second and is that worth $2,000? 
My last "car" (the one I traded in) was a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. That thing couldn't get out of its own way, so the Model 3 is like a rocket ship. I think I'll put $2000 into PPF and getting a home charger installed. If the price came down to under $1,000, I'd probably go for it, but $2K is a lot of coin for something you might quickly get used to. Just my thoughts...
My last "car" (the one I traded in) was a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. That thing couldn't get out of its own way, so the Model 3 is like a rocket ship. I think I'll put $2000 into PPF and getting a home charger installed. If the price came down to under $1,000, I'd probably go for it, but $2K is a lot of coin for something you might quickly get used to. Just my thoughts...
My worry is that I would get used to it haha.. and realistically how often do I launch?(just to show people the car) I've noticed cars that might even give me a good run are scared and take off slowly at red lights and avoid passing me on the highway because they know it's a tesla lol. I'm just scared someday it won't be available.. I've thought down the road it sure would be a nice birthday present lol. Home charger is about 90 percent complete, and I am currently looking into doing some ceramic coating and maybe glass treatment.. so money well spent in the short term elsewhere does need to happen first.
The EAP upgrade was an end of quarter special. It was stated as so when they announced it. The power boost should be available to everyone who has the AWD LR.
My wife absolutely HATES when I launch my LR AWD 3. The question for me is this: Will she hate it even more with the extra half second and is that worth $2,000?
My last "car" (the one I traded in) was a Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk. That thing couldn't get out of its own way, so the Model 3 is like a rocket ship. I think I'll put $2000 into PPF and getting a home charger installed. If the price came down to under $1,000, I'd probably go for it, but $2K is a lot of coin for something you might quickly get used to. Just my thoughts...
I would say buy it, piss her off even more!
Drew57
Member
...in my LR the boost always gives an extra safety margin when overtaking, often a bigger smile (& sometimes a shrill left ear).
Don B.
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