badboy1980
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Thats a lot of cash, given your car does not have AP2 hardware...
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Any P90DL owners got their 100 kWh battery upgrade yet?
- Thread starter d.c.palmer
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In absolute terms, yes, this was expensive - but not in relative terms. Look at it this way: for just 8% of my car's original purchase price I get what feels like a brand new car:-
- Brand new, comfy front seats (I'd like more side support, but I'm loving the softer seat back and adjustable head rest).
- Significant performance improvement - I can feel the car is more responsive when overtaking at medium speeds (which is when I most need the acceleration ).
- Faster supercharging speeds.
- A big range boost - about 15% more range: useful on longer trips (and more so in the future as superchargers get more congested).
As for AP2? Well, I had an AP2 loan car for three weeks earlier this year (long story - I won't bore you with the details) and I found that, on the roads I use, it was no better and no worse than my AP1 car. In fact, at the time it was worse, because the rain-sensing wipers didn't work. In any case, I remain sceptical that current AP2 will achieve the level of autonomy claimed by the company (at least, without requiring some kind of expensive refit/additional sensor installation).
If I did a lot of motorway driving, AP might be more important to me - but I live in the countryside and drive on narrow winding roads. Having a fun car that handles (reasonably) well and has plenty of performance for overtaking - as well as range for those longer trips - is far more important to me, and that's why I paid my money and made my choice. As they say, "your mileage may vary"
badboy1980
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