I still think that Tesla should design a brand-new sedan, that can only be swapped out to those unhappy with the horsepower.
This new sedan would actually hit the advertised horsepower on the dyno, but it would also go 0-60 in 4.5+ seconds because it'd mimic a gas car of four doors and similar weight and only have the advertised horsepower on a dyno at sea level at a specific rpm number. It could still reach the advertised 0-60 in 2.8s, but only if you've been running the battery at high speeds for an hour at sea level to make sure the motor is at optimal. The software dynamically reconfigures itself to the dinosaur expectations of a gas car owner.
The new sedan would dynamically slow itself down as you increased in atltitude, just so the purists' expectation of performance matches traditional horsepower numbers.
The new sedan would be far less aerodynamic, because clearly horsepower is the most precise measurement of how well a car performs, and not actual performance stats. Why not put a .5 CD on the car? The horsepower is all that matters!
This new sedan would have far less advanced traction control, and will be prone to spinning off the start. Because horsepower, yo.
I think Musk shall call this wondrous new car the Model ICE.
This new sedan would actually hit the advertised horsepower on the dyno, but it would also go 0-60 in 4.5+ seconds because it'd mimic a gas car of four doors and similar weight and only have the advertised horsepower on a dyno at sea level at a specific rpm number. It could still reach the advertised 0-60 in 2.8s, but only if you've been running the battery at high speeds for an hour at sea level to make sure the motor is at optimal. The software dynamically reconfigures itself to the dinosaur expectations of a gas car owner.
The new sedan would dynamically slow itself down as you increased in atltitude, just so the purists' expectation of performance matches traditional horsepower numbers.
The new sedan would be far less aerodynamic, because clearly horsepower is the most precise measurement of how well a car performs, and not actual performance stats. Why not put a .5 CD on the car? The horsepower is all that matters!
This new sedan would have far less advanced traction control, and will be prone to spinning off the start. Because horsepower, yo.
I think Musk shall call this wondrous new car the Model ICE.