The confusing part about the limp mode thing is that it is so confusing. The car's UI should convey enough information so the driver knows what action/condition caused the limp mode. And Tesla the company should proactively (e.g., in the manual and website) describe the designed behavior under sustained heavy loads.
Another weird item is that car magazines will surely call this out in their reviews-- wouldn't Tesla want to control the "spin" proactively. Imagine if the performance version of Panamera, 5-series, S5, CTS-V, E-class, etc. went into limp mode during a couple of hot laps. The car would get crucified in the reviews....
If my M5 could not complete a 20 minute session of hard driving without going into self protect mode, I would seriously insist that BMW gave me my money back.
Another weird item is that car magazines will surely call this out in their reviews-- wouldn't Tesla want to control the "spin" proactively. Imagine if the performance version of Panamera, 5-series, S5, CTS-V, E-class, etc. went into limp mode during a couple of hot laps. The car would get crucified in the reviews....
If my M5 could not complete a 20 minute session of hard driving without going into self protect mode, I would seriously insist that BMW gave me my money back.