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[Catbiscuits]

I just bought it and didn’t tell my wife or daughter. Once I confirmed download (saw sport mode on the screen), I drove us all to the store. I floored it a few times and did one from a dead stop. I noticed a very slight difference. My wife and daughter didn’t notice at all. That being said, I’ll get a refund tomorrow. If it were $500, I might keep it, but I’m not paying $2,000 for something that is barely noticeable.

I’d arrange for a service call, something is seriously wrong with your car. I’m so sorry. The good news is it is still under warranty.

I drove our Y today and played with the upgrade even though the roads were packed. Sorry to say the difference was huge. I’ve had a Stage 2 Dinan tune on my BMW and this was more noticeable. It’s silly fast. I’m driving this stealth mom crossover and just dusting people. They’re not just in my rear view mirror, they are barely visible. My SOC was 60-69%, There no way that I’m flooring this with my wife and kids in it.

Wait a second, maybe chill mode is on in yours?

 

[Brown1428]

I’d arrange for a service call, something is seriously wrong with your car. I’m so sorry. The good news is it is still under warranty.

I drove our Y today and played with the upgrade even though the roads were packed and the difference was huge. I’ve had a Stage 2 Dinah tune on my BMW and this was more noticeable. It’s silly fast. I’m driving this stealth mom crossover and just dusting people. They’re not just in my rear view mirror, they are barely visible. My SOC was 60-69%, There no way that I’m flooring this with my wife and kids in it.

Wait a second, maybe chill mode is on in yours?

Looking forward to some instrumented tests!

 

[TallTexDriver]

I’d arrange for a service call, something is seriously wrong with your car. I’m so sorry. The good news is it is still under warranty.

I drove our Y today and played with the upgrade even though the roads were packed. Sorry to say the difference was huge. I’ve had a Stage 2 Dinan tune on my BMW and this was more noticeable. It’s silly fast. I’m driving this stealth mom crossover and just dusting people. They’re not just in my rear view mirror, they are barely visible. My SOC was 60-69%, There no way that I’m flooring this with my wife and kids in it.

Wait a second, maybe chill mode is on in yours?

So with the upgrade, are there 3 drive modes now? Chill, Standard and Sport?

 

[Catbiscuits]

So with the upgrade, are there 3 drive modes now? Chill, Standard and Sport?

No, standard is gone.

 

[Levelheadsteve]

Try at least 90%. My performance feels like a dog under 80%.

Tesla Performance Model 3 Dyno Testing At Various SOC | Mountain Pass Performance


“The drop from 75% to 45% – a 30% drop in SOC (only 5% more than the example above) – results in a massive 64 horsepower difference! So it’s pretty clear that if you’re trying to put in some good times on the track, don’t bother unless your SOC is above 75%”.

If it has to be at 90% charge to be effective, what’s the point?

 

[Brown1428]

If it has to be at 90% charge to be effective, what’s the point?

Hello Buzz Killington!

 

[Levelheadsteve]

I’d arrange for a service call, something is seriously wrong with your car. I’m so sorry. The good news is it is still under warranty.

I drove our Y today and played with the upgrade even though the roads were packed. Sorry to say the difference was huge. I’ve had a Stage 2 Dinan tune on my BMW and this was more noticeable. It’s silly fast. I’m driving this stealth mom crossover and just dusting people. They’re not just in my rear view mirror, they are barely visible. My SOC was 60-69%, There no way that I’m flooring this with my wife and kids in it.

Wait a second, maybe chill mode is on in yours?

I don’t think so. I’ve driven several Tesla’s including regular and performance 3’s, X’s and Y’s. My Y pulls really hard and surprises most people the first time they are in it. The upgrade is just blah. A tiny bit better, but just not worth $2,000 to me.

 

[Levelheadsteve]

Hello Buzz Killington!

How often is your Tesla at 90% or above while driving it?

 

[Brown1428]

How often is your Tesla at 90% or above while driving it?

Not often (never). My comment was more to do that you’re the only person I can find that’s had a neutral to negative take on the upgrade. Like many I’m waiting on instrumented test data before taking the plunge.

 

[Brown1428]

How often is your Tesla at 90% or above while driving it?

It’s nice that an easy and straightforward refund option is available for those that are underwhelmed.

 

[dsb411]

Curious to know if there is a difference in the upgrade between the F and E motor set-ups?

I have the F.

It’s F-N fast!!!

 

[Croathlete]

Curious to know if there is a difference in the upgrade between the F and E motor set-ups?

I have the F.

It’s F-N fast!!!

I have an F (980) motor too. I asked the Model 3 guys and they said there was no difference.

 

[Yelobird]

I don’t think so. I’ve driven several Tesla’s including regular and performance 3’s, X’s and Y’s. My Y pulls really hard and surprises most people the first time they are in it. The upgrade is just blah. A tiny bit better, but just not worth $2,000 to me.

Seems like you may have found your buyers remorse. Possible.

 

[Levelheadsteve]

Not often (never). My comment was more to do that you’re the only person I can find that’s had a neutral to negative take on the upgrade. Like many I’m waiting on instrumented test data before taking the plunge.

As I mentioned, my test had two people that were unaware of the upgrade. Neither noticed a difference in a blind test.

Seems like you may have found your buyers remorse. Possible.

Nope. It’s refundable for 48 hours.

 

[Protect1989]

How are there zero videos on YouTube about the acceleration boost? They all are just people talking about it but no one actually showcasing it or recording speed times.

would have assumed someone like Daerik, i1 Tesla, Etc would post something about it as soon as it came out.

 

[ScottinOkla]

I’m still on the fence about it. Our MY is my wife’s daily driver, but I do drive it on the weekends.

 

[LevelHeaded]

I plan on getting it end of year or next year. Barely driving as it is, maybe once a week

 

[Dhshoury]

The difference is very noticeable in my car after purchasing the boost! Way faster and more responsive. Also, the pedal is more resistant when you press on it, I feel like every touch counts more “ if that makes sense”. My advice to you is to try it out on your car and if you don’t like it, refund it, simple.

 

[NR5473]

Has anybody seen dragy data after the acceleration boost? I agree that it is much faster, but would love to see where it ends up.

 

[Apprunner]

The car doesn’t have to be high SoC to enjoy silly speeds. Even at 50-60%, my car is still 90% as capable meaning 3.5s to 60 vs 3s. (P3D). The good part about the acceleration boost is that at 50-60%, it feels like 90% without it. Is that worth $2k? That’s up to the buyer.