Dan Mar 16

Question of the day...

Polestar is having a sale. I can download 70 extra horsepower (400 -> 470) for $1,000.

I have no interest in this. Maybe if it were like $250 I would do it just for fun.

How much would you pay for 70 more horsepower?

Show threadJames C

@dan I know that's a thing now, but I'm offended by the idea of paying to unlock capabilities the car already has. Especially if it already has 400hp.

If it was 200 -> 300, maybe. 18% improvement? Nah.

Mar 16 at 11:55pmWeb
Show threadDan Mar 16

@mack505 Another weird twist is that I have a 2022 model year with the "performance pack" the 2023 performance pack cars already have this software installed.

So they nerfed the car so they could give a model year update..

Show threadJames CMar 17
@dan Companies have done that with ICE too, but somehow I'm more offended when software is involved. If I had to take it to a dealer to have them 'upgrade' it, I might like the idea better. The fact that they can turn it on remotely means they are restricting it remotely.
Show threadDan Mar 17
@mack505 you could argue that most modern turbo charged engines could probably be reprogrammed to give little power. I wonder how many could push the update remotely?