Former Miata owner and habitual pedal masher here. The Miata is super fun to drive silly - you can chirp the rear tires going into second gear, for example - but you are only wrestling with 148 lb/ft of torque at the end of the day. If you put too much power down off the line, your little 17" tires will pay the price before your clutch does.
With the M3P I can not help but launch this thing when in pole position (in an unpopulated area) at a red light. I drive on a lot of backcountry roads, so this happens OFTEN. Like multiple times per day, every day often. Maybe I'll get tired of it - but that doesn't seem to be happening. I have yet to put the car in chill mode.
That got me thinking - with this much torque and G forces, aside from the obvious wear on the tires - will this eventually damage the drive train? I did a bit of research and found several discussions about drivetrain deterioration and automatic power limitations on the model S - but those launches are far more brutal and involve battery conditioning, etc...
Any long term M3P pedal mashers out there that experienced problems? Do I need to join a 12 step program for acceleration?
With the M3P I can not help but launch this thing when in pole position (in an unpopulated area) at a red light. I drive on a lot of backcountry roads, so this happens OFTEN. Like multiple times per day, every day often. Maybe I'll get tired of it - but that doesn't seem to be happening. I have yet to put the car in chill mode.
That got me thinking - with this much torque and G forces, aside from the obvious wear on the tires - will this eventually damage the drive train? I did a bit of research and found several discussions about drivetrain deterioration and automatic power limitations on the model S - but those launches are far more brutal and involve battery conditioning, etc...
Any long term M3P pedal mashers out there that experienced problems? Do I need to join a 12 step program for acceleration?