Track Mode for Model S?

[UnpluggedDoc]

I haven't heard too much about the specifics of track mode as it relates to the Model 3, but wonder if it is something that will come to the Model S, either all versions or even just performance models, via update?

 

[SSedan]

The motor design of the S is harder to cool, aint gonna happen no way no how.
They overheat FAST when they try to run them hard on a track, software wont fix that.
Still a great car, but not a track car beyond dragstrip.

 

[UnpluggedDoc]

The motor design of the S is harder to cool, aint gonna happen no way no how.
They overheat FAST when they try to run them hard on a track, software wont fix that.
Still a great car, but not a track car beyond dragstrip.

Interesting. Didn't know the technology was that different between the two models. Guess I'll have to wait for a roadster

 

[jorobsand]

I don't think Track Mode on the Model 3 has anything to do with motor performance. Not from what I have read. The adjustments that Track Mode offers on the 3 are related to things like stability control such that the car can drift without the car trying to correct or stabilize the vehicle.

Given this I too wonder if similar adjustments could be made to the Model S.

 

[SSedan]

But if the motor can't be sufficiently cooled what difference does a suspension/stability track mode make..........

Now if they had GM's Mag-ride that would be cool I would take fixed hieght and adjustable shocks like GM has over the air ride.

 

[Darmie]

Yep, this is just a 20 min session and not getting up to full speed, a lead follow event with instructor in front. So track mode would be Regen low, set suspension to always on lowest setting, Tire pressure up to 52. That's about all you can do.

 

[The Duke]

But if the motor can't be sufficiently cooled what difference does a suspension/stability track mode make.........

It would make a LOT of difference in the corners. Overheating only affects acceleration (and regen). "Track Mode" for the S could get rid of the understeer like it does on the Model 3. Even though the S would be in limp mode after a lap or two it would still be fun.

 

[GermanMike]

i would love to drift with the Model S (P90D)
do you think there is any chance for this?

 

[AlanM]

i would love to drift with the Model S (P90D)
do you think there is any chance for this?

I’ve done it with a rear motor, and it worked ok. The D would be much harder; I’ve been looking for a good seal coat surface on a rainy day to try. Would be ideal if I could get the dealer mode trick, where it can emulate other models such as a single motor (RWD).

 

[Darmie]

Keep in mind brakes on the S start fading quick. This is a balancing game. Regen you would want high to help with fading however it also builds heat in the stator.

 

[The Duke]

Keep in mind brakes on the S start fading quick.

Any reference for this? With regen off at Laguna Seca I did not notice appreciable fade for the few laps I did. This was before I upgraded the brakes.

 

[Chaserr]

It depends on your pads, the S brembos are huge and you can put some grippy pads on there that will last longer than the rear DU. Set regen to low so you can have a few more laps.

 

[danwat1234]

I'd really like to see track mode for the Model s because enhanced track mode will have front rear torque bias settings so it could behave like a RWD, AWD or FWD car. Fun in the snow wouldn't cause motor overheating. I am hopeful, it's just software.

 

[rooter]

Guys... don't tear up your cars. This is exactly how you get the 'milling sound', and the 'clunk', and the stripped gears bringing you to a dead stop.

Nowadays Tesla is building them more for the abuse they get, but do you have any idea how much force is required to haul around a 5,500lb car? Well it's ten times that at great speed changes.

 

[Chaserr]

I bought the performance + package specifically for improved track performance from my 5,500lb car. Not everybody that owns a Tesla wanted a slow grocery getter!

 

[The Duke]

Guys... don't tear up your cars.

Sorry, it's my car, not yours.
And I can fix it myself.

 

[rooter]

Thankfully.

Ah'm just sayin' facts. Alot of ppl don't seem to like science these days.

But at least when it happens maybe you'll remember what caused it in your car now.

 

[rooter]

lol, too bad that Brightonuk disagreed with my statement of the truth.

I realize that you guys who tear up your cars are leasing and don't care about the next person the car goes to, much less Tesla. But that itself is a form of pollution.

 

[Chaserr]

I bought my car for me, not some random stranger, and it's been paid for in full for years. People will generally always disagree with that kind of wildly inaccurate assumption. Some of us enjoy our cars; you don't want to that's fine but don't expect anyone to listen to you any more than you will listen to us telling you you're a danger to society for hacking your car and driving it on public roads. Nobody will be able to safely own your car ever again and that itself is a form of pollution.

I don't believe what I'm saying but since you do maybe arguing against your own words will dissolve some of that presumption. Go ahead and explain why you disagree with you.