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I could see them splitting up the class down the road, but if the Model 3 Performance didn’t exist, I think it’s safe to say neither would this class. I don’t know what it weighs, but maybe the Mach-e GT could be a player once lowered?
Without that though, any hack that ups power would be allowed, and it's really not going to be that hard to mess with an EV to get it to output way more power if you don't care about anything except an AutoX run. You can't slap a turbo on a NA Subaru just because Subaru also sells a WRX. This does allow Tesla's "acceleration increase" option because it's a known quantity, but that still doesn't get you track mode which is crucial to making a M3 go fast.
I mean, at the moment it's gonna be a model 3 class. Explicitly allowing messing with wheel sensors wouldn't have opened the door to power bumps, but would have allowed LRAWD+ people a decent chance locally.
The base Mach-E weighs 4,800 lbs, about 800 lbs more than a M3 AWD. That's going to be hard to overcome.
Does the party box only mess with wheel sensors? I guess I thought it also bumped the power. I must have been thinking of the Electrified Garage stuff. But you never know with an EV how it manages power and with some architectures this could lead to large power increases. But overall I think I agree with you, they probably should have allowed that until it proved to be unfair, given how manufacturers like Tesla are already willing to sell you this function OEM, and it is still an X class.
This seems pretty well aligned with wanting to keep the car somewhat street-able. Solid "bushings" all over the place is not a street car.
Bushings are open, so the MPP lower control arm bushings are allowed because they must be pressed into the OEM LCA's.
I have a lot of solid bushings and can't hear any difference.
