Performance Boost

[TomServo]

Do folks anticipate Tesla to offer the $2000 Performance Boost OTA upgrade on the Model Y as they do on the Model 3? And if they do what's the consensus on 0 - 60 time, 4.3 or better?

 

[Picasso]

I bet it offers it. All the performance Y's have the same motor combo as the AWD Y.

 

[oxtox]

Do folks anticipate Tesla to offer the $2000 Performance Boost OTA upgrade on the Model Y as they do on the Model 3? And if they do what's the consensus on 0 - 60 time, 4.3 or better?

Companies like Ingenext will ensure that this happens. Which I think is a great thing!

Tesla hacker unlocks Performance upgrade and acceleration boost at a discount - Electrek

 

[LevelHeaded]

I bet it offers it. All the performance Y's have the same motor combo as the AWD Y.

AFAIK just like the 3, the perf Y has a different part number for the rear motor. Unless you were in the first batch that was produced pre shutdown

 

[jayely1]

No chance at getting a boost if you have the performance already though?? Low 3's to 60 would be sweet!!

 

[empiredown]

AFAIK just like the 3, the perf Y has a different part number for the rear motor. Unless you were in the first batch that was produced pre shutdown

This. Sorta. Some of the AWD second batch deliveries have the 980 rear units and 8 digit F designation as well.

I don't need The Boost. But wifey wants it, her car, her rules.

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[MY-Y]

My AWD, built this month and delivered two days ago, has the 990 rear motor, not the performance motor.

 

[Croathlete]

For the M3, it didn't matter what motor you had. All AWD were eligible for the performance boost. They ended up somewhere in the middle of the AWD and Performance 0-60. MY will probably be the same.

 

[BMax_V.2]

What is the difference between the 980 and 990 motors that you guys speak of?

 

[johnmodely]

What is the difference between the 980 and 990 motors that you guys speak of?

980 is the performance motor, 990 is the cheaper AWD motor. Some early AWD owners got the 980 though.

 

[dgstan]

My AWD, built this month and delivered two days ago, has the 990 rear motor, not the performance motor.

What is your VIN? Did they switch to the 990 at a certain point in production or is it luck of the draw?

 

[MY-Y]

AWD 12xxx "E" VIN. My first order came in three weeks earlier. It had a perforlance 57xx "F" VIN (and a roof broken by transport). I suspect that one had the 980 motor. Unless you get the aftermarket performance hack kit, I doubt it will matter. The AWD is so fast that the performance boost may not even be worth it if offered.

For my entire life, I've bought the biggest engine available when buying a car - until now. The performance MY literally makes me sick when hitting it, and most certainly would upset my wife. The AWD is already faster than your average muscle car.

 

[FredMertz]

Companies like Ingenext will ensure that this happens. Which I think is a great thing!

Tesla hacker unlocks Performance upgrade and acceleration boost at a discount - Electrek

Paying someone $1100 for a hack for which Tesla is almost certainly already working on a block seems like a very poor decision.

 

[same]

980 is the performance motor, 990 is the cheaper AWD motor. Some early AWD owners got the 980 though.

how can you tell? I had a 29xx VIN

 

[BMax_V.2]

how can you tell? I had a 29xx VIN

The 8th digit being an "F" on your VIN indicates performance hardware...

 

[same]

The 8th digit being an "F" on your VIN indicates performance hardware...

thanks it was a F on a 27xx VIN

 

[MY-Y]

Hold your phone behind the front of your rear driver's tire and take a bunch of pictures. You'll be able to read your motor plate number to see the version. Here is mine. The top number ends in 990 (AWD) vs 980 for performance.

 

[same]

Wow thanks -- I'm learning everyday.

 

[oxtox]

Paying someone $1100 for a hack for which Tesla is almost certainly already working on a block seems like a very poor decision.

I tend to concur. But It puts some pressure on Tesla. Which I like

 

[FredMertz]

I tend to concur. But It puts some pressure on Tesla. Which I like

I don't think too much. If it bothers them, they add some code to the system that recognizes if you use it, then voids your warranty for unauthorized modifications.

Who knows if they have the right to do that, but who wants to be the one that fights that fight?