IF you have not yet taken delivery of your Long Range AWD car yet, see if your SA can find you a Stealth Long Range Performance model (on 18" or 19" wheels) for the SAME $2000 spent. The Stealth Performance will give you even MORE performance than this Acceleration upgrade for the same money.
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"Acceleration Boost" option, discussion as to which models and how much quicker
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IF you have not yet taken delivery of your Long Range AWD car yet, see if your SA can find you a Stealth Long Range Performance model (on 18" or 19" wheels) for the SAME $2000 spent. The Stealth Performance will give you even MORE performance than this Acceleration upgrade for the same money.
pcons
M3 AWD+
I'll pose a different theory than those saying this 2k will end up with another 2k for a second uncork down the road:
What if this 2k buys you the next bigger uncork for 'free'? Just like how autopilot gets new features after you buy it? Wouldn't that be nice? (And shut a lot of people up complaining about it not being worth it and Tesla is gouging customers?
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If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. I could be totally wrong, but I'm buying and if I turn out to be right, even bigger bonus
What if this 2k buys you the next bigger uncork for 'free'? Just like how autopilot gets new features after you buy it? Wouldn't that be nice? (And shut a lot of people up complaining about it not being worth it and Tesla is gouging customers?
)If you think about it, it makes a lot of sense. I could be totally wrong, but I'm buying and if I turn out to be right, even bigger bonus
I don't see any technical barriers in why Tesla can't offer performance-on-demand: There's a toggle in the UI to let you opt-in and out of better performance at any time. That way, I can toggle that on and get <my stock 0-60 time - .5 sec> when I go to a track (or when I wanna show the <insert the make/model you despise the most here> next to me who's the boss), and toggle that off when I drive my kids to school. Tesla can charge per-day or per-trip. $10 a day is a fair price, IMHO. Heck, they can even provide multiple performance tiers/durations with different pricing. I'd pay $50 a day for sub-3s 0-60 just to experience what it feels like.
You can depress the accelerator 0 to 60% for free. 70% will cost you $0.10 per press, 80% will cost $0.15, and 100% acceleration will cost $0.25 per press.
If someone is still on the fence about buying the boost. I purchase a few min ago and took it for a test drive. I didn’t think it was that noticeable by a lot and it didn’t give me that nauseating feeling I felt test driving a performance model. If you’re on the fence save your money. Just my two cents as there’s not many reviews here to begin with. Stupid 980 vs 990.
Also to add to this, when i got a quote from Erie insurance - they considered my dual motor a performance model. According to their system they are both capable of the same power and contain the same hardware.
pcons
M3 AWD+
Why make such a complicated system that will no doubt have people complaining because they 'didnt press the pedal' and demanding refunds. Not to mention the whole idea of micro transactions like this are abhorrent to many people. Much easier to just charge once and those who want it get it, those who don't, don't. Logistically waaaaaayyyyy cleaner.
Urbancowboy
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Thanks for this. Looking at the power graphs shows there is still a very considerable difference in launch torque between the boosted AWD and P. I really want that...
pcons
M3 AWD+
Interesting, many other posts saying it's not like P but also very noticeable. What was your SOC, battery temp and road conditions? As that plays a fair bit in total power output.
the fact that you took my comment seriously only illustrates that microtransactions have gone too far.
DopeGhoti
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We can thank Bethesda Softworks, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft for that.
I could see dropping $500 on this just for grins, but two kilodollars is a bit steep for me. I'll save that money for the more practical future DLC, like (and yes, this is pure pie-in-the-sky fantasy) "Drop me off and go find a parking spot" and "Go find a Snake Charger, top off, and come back to me" modes.
My Android phone wouldn't update the Tesla app to 3.10.3 using the regular update feature. Uninstalling the app and reinstalling it brought it up to 3.10.3, and the Upgrades are showing now including the acceleration boost.
I would make sure the car has at least 80% charge before any test runs. I purchased the boost last night and went for a quick drive when the car only had 20% and I thought there was only a slight difference. I then charged the car to 80% and went for a drive again and the difference is quite noticeable. I'm quite happy with the update, even thought I would be happier if there is another upgrade to the full P level.
pcons
M3 AWD+
Ok, my bad....this thread has put me in an off mood with all the craziness....my apologies
2k for what you get is worth it. People who have never modified a vehicle will never understand.
Based on what I am seeing, the Acceleration Boost looks like it adds about 50 or so horsepower and 50 lb ft of torque. If so, that is a lot of additional power for $2k. It would take a lot of hardware and tuning in an ICE based vehicle to achieve the same bump and you would more than likely void your warranty.
The M3P has about 100 more HP/TQ than an LR AWD. The additional torque is what you "feel" and what gives you the shove back in the seat as it gets the car moving.
The M3P has about 100 more HP/TQ than an LR AWD. The additional torque is what you "feel" and what gives you the shove back in the seat as it gets the car moving.
Very true. I had a C5 Z06, which came stock with 405hp and 400lb ft. of torque. I did a moderate cam, full exhaust (long tube headers), intake, upgraded fuel injectors and tune, which cost like $3500 to pick up 50hp and 40 lb ft of torque. It also required a lot of sweat and bloody knuckles installing it all. With the Tesla, you clicked a button and went out to the garage and magically increased performance.
K1Woods
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I could definitely feel the difference initially, just wish there was something visual to represent the upgrade (badge, display badge, upgrade list, HP meter. etc.) - locking the feature. After a few runs, the "boost feel" becomes somewhat indistinguishable from the cars previous performance. We're also relying on the community to benchmark the performance with each improvement. Slowly, buyers remorse begins to set in...with the uncertainty of a future software update wiping it out.
Charged to 90 to give it a full try.
Its meh. I kinda want to ask for a refund and just revert my car back.
I bought it spur of the moment hoping foe close to stealth, but $2K for half ass performance (also why would they decrease power on the rear motor!!?) seems too much. I will try to contact Tesla see if i can it reverted and refunded.
Its meh. I kinda want to ask for a refund and just revert my car back.
I bought it spur of the moment hoping foe close to stealth, but $2K for half ass performance (also why would they decrease power on the rear motor!!?) seems too much. I will try to contact Tesla see if i can it reverted and refunded.
MagnusMako
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Optimizations through discoveries and algorithms is different than knowingly limiting the car for different reasons. I presume you're not conflating the two.
Yes. Your car needs to be on atleast firmware version 2019.40.2 first. If you buy it you will not get the upgrade until you update your firmware version. If you're already on the necessary version, your car will get an OTA signal sent from Tesla which will upgrade the car instantly (just requires a reboot). Probably just a quick software flash toggling an internal setting. To get to the latest version (as yes new cars are typically still behind), you can a) call the SC and ask if they can push you to the latest fw b/c you want to buy the boost or b) you can try to connect to wifi/hotspot and toggle the software update setting from standard to advanced a few times and this has been known (atleast in my experience) to force it to check for an update and start downloading it.
I was waiting for more posts like this. It is faster, no doubt but you just get used to it so you have nothing to compare it to anymore. Since the car is so quick to begin with it is hard to justify unless you are a true enthusiast and value squeezing out as much performance as possible.
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