You’re right, I have specific driving conditions that most won’t encounter. It wouldn’t make sense for Tesla to design their cars based on a few cars here and there. It does the job and is quite good over all in winter driving. But I just don’t believe anyone is being honest if they say it’s as good as the best systems in the world or that they never feel any slipping. Good to be realistic for prospective buyers. And off road does help a lot I can hear the front motor turn on with a high whine so it is more awd in that mode.
I live in a very snowy place and I don't care about short range efficiency in the winter. Just give me an AWD mode that does not favour RWD until slipping has occurred.
I live in MN. I will like AWD as well. Don’t care about range when it comes to safety during winter driving. I really hope this happens. We need to find influencers who get this on Elon’s radar.
I agree...needs a Snow mode...lots of AWD have this now, including my Grand Cherokee. Seems like Tesla could provide this with a software update as well.
Snow Mode really just reduces throttle mapping and tells the systems to allow more slip and pre-lock/press the transfer case's clutch-plates. Off Road mode does all of that already (except transfer case stuff since we don't need one).
I had to drive last night in the worst winter conditions yet in which I have driven our Tesla - conditions where I would not normally drive at all unless I had to do so. Once again, the Model 3 AWD performance was excellent, and this in normal mode with full regen on. Whatever the issue may be, there is no consensus about it on this thread.
With regard to terrain/conditions, I did have a friend test drive a Model 3 AWD last week down one of our canyons in the snow. He was notably disturbed by rear slippage coming down when regen kicked in. I'd agree there is some "getting used to it" as he probably just took his foot off the pedal as discussed above. But I do think he's not going to switch from his Subaru, as he's always in the canyons on the way to ski, etc. And I do think a "snow mode" with reduced regen (and possibly any rear biased regen), as well as evening out the rear bias on acceleration as well (while keeping traction control active) would reassure the subie mountain crowd...I'll call the local dealer and tell them he reported that to me, and see if they can get the message to Elon, since tweets dont' seem to get through