MASTER THREAD: "Acceleration Boost" option, discussion as to which models and how much quicker
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I've heard conflicting versions on this, but am eager to know something conclusive that's stated from SCCA. Please let know if you learn more!
Here's a strange tidbit.... the website no longer mentions times at all for what 'Acceleration Boost' gets you.
I assume they are either thinking "We are losing sales because we aren't selling full-P and want people to assume its full-P", or "We are gonna make it full-P without telling anyone, to keep from annoying original P buyers".
Pretty sure its the former.
I assume they are either thinking "We are losing sales because we aren't selling full-P and want people to assume its full-P", or "We are gonna make it full-P without telling anyone, to keep from annoying original P buyers".
Pretty sure its the former.
In the app I believe it still says from 4.4 to 3.9, unless that changed within the last couple weeks i purchased it.
The website changed in the past few days... not that I check that often, of course!
Urbancowboy
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FredMt
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Since recent updates, performance of Acceleration boost (3.9s) is indicated in the car (for those who bought the option)
Went to my dad's in a rural area and was able to do a ¼ mile run and some 0-60. My 0-60 on the ¼ mile was a sorta poor 3.83. Was in marginal cell coverage and Draggy seems to need cell connection on the iPhone.
Those are pretty good #'s. 3.59 sec with rollout and 1/4 mi time/mph is good also.
MagnusMako
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I managed 11.78 @ 90% SoC on the street. And my beautiful new lightweight front rotors just arrived from @MountainPass. Looking forward to seeing what I can do when the drag strip opens up with 100% SoC after I put these on and perhaps lighter tires.
the warmer weather is helping. Most of my runs were 3.54-3.55s(1ft). This car is remarkably consistent
I think $2000 for the 0.5 second improvement is quite high. If Tesla would offer the boost for $500 many owners would run to upgrade.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
They would have to refund $1500 to owners who had purchased the $2000 upgrade or we would have angry people.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
They would have to refund $1500 to owners who had purchased the $2000 upgrade or we would have angry people.
Are there any other cars out there that you can upgrade / modify / buy a higher trim that will improve the performance that much for only $500?
For most cars that kind of improvement would cost > $10,000
MagnusMako
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Lol we already have had angry people when they lowered the price of their cars or removed the Ludicrous Mode overnight from costing 20k in the past - I definitely don't think they are obligated, much less would refund people - just based on what history has taught us.
I do think that they would probably have more interested buyers if they reduced it by say $500 or $1000 but it's hard to say. I'd imagine most new shoppers don't know about boost so when they are looking at what to buy, if they want range they just get the LR, if they want Performance, they just get that. I'd imagine we are a smaller group of people who want more performance out of the LR AWD. With that said, I wouldn't be angry if they reduced it - I agreed to the price when I bought, along with the option of a refund and have no regrets.
Would I pay another $2000 for an additional 0.5s... in a heartbeat.
Looking back, i should have purchased the performance version. The Acceleration boost is a nice offering from Tesla for those in my situation.
Looking back, i should have purchased the performance version. The Acceleration boost is a nice offering from Tesla for those in my situation.
I agree. I really want that extra .5 and should have just gotten the performance version, but here i am.
Any turbo car is just a $500-1000 tune away from increasing HP/Tq by more than this "tune". They can reasonably add 50-100 HP/Tq very easily.
Hell, I’d even pay $4000 over the current boost for them to unlock the full performance acceleration. So i don’t think the $2000 Is unreasonable at all.
Knightshade
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At the time I was buying, it was $11,000 more to get the P3D-, and the only listed benefit was 1 sec quicker 0-60.
So I remain pretty happy I got half that for $2000.
yerEVan
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I wonder if i take some ExLax if that would shave off some Lbs and make my 0-60 faster.I'd love to think that's the case.
Once my new front rotors from MPP (that shave another 5 pounds per rotor) come in soon I'd imagine I'll be even quicker. I'll probably do a drag strip run after that as well to get a good 1/4 mile time.
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