I purchased the Tesla Model 3 Acceleration Boost, Is it worth It? Full review and wife’s reactions 

Hahahaha I love it, just told her about this and she was cracking up!

LOL I had the same reaction

Yeah. No wife would say that for something like that. This is definitely an anomaly or staged.

@@sentino68 hahaha that reaction was 100% real, trust me I was just as surprised!

Ha! My husband was sitting beside me and I'm the one with the tesla. I said, "What a great wife!" He ignored me haha

Right!!??? I think I’ll keep her around 😉

Great choice! ❤️❤️❤️🫀❤️❤️ In my opinion........you should also keep that acceleration boost around as well. I test drove plenty of Model 3 LR's and I still love the acceleration........but once I actually received mine I got the boost on day 1. My range is pretty much the same as everyone else's and I have NO REGRETS! 😄

@@radar3690 so I sat on for all of a week and finally couldn’t wait any longer, I ended up purchasing for good and don’t regret it for a minute!

@@theblackneural9117 🥳

You can tell she is a great wife!!

Hey thank you! Glad you enjoyed!!!!!

Awesome! Ya definitely no regrets what so ever, and I’ve been seeing the same, no noticeable effect to range, just more fun to drive!

It's just unfortunate that Tesla charges you $2,000 to be able to fully use the battery and motor combo you already paid for. Shady business practice!

@@Gyppor Not really, the car is sold with a 0-60 time of 4.2seconds. Even before that the early buyers were getting a 0-60 in the upper 4’s but a free software update improved the speed. Tesla found a way to safely increase the power output and now those early buyers have an option of further increasing their horsepower that they didn’t have before. For many people 4.2 seconds is more than enough and they don’t need the extra speed or wear and tear on the tires. I’m just glad Tesla doesn’t have a gazillion silly options like Porsche and other brands have. My only criticism is I wish there were more colors and shades of colors to chose from but that will come down the road..

@@Gyppor interesting point, out of curiosity, do you look at FSD the same way? All Tesla’s are capable of it but it has to be paid for.

@@theblackneural9117 I've never really thought about it, but I would think of FSD as extra software the car doesn't have unless you pay for it. Like buying a computer, it's capable of running Photoshop or Premiere, they just don't come installed. You have to buy the software if you want to use it. If the self driving software isn't installed then you shouldn't pay for it. The powerful motor and high discharge rate battery, however, ARE installed on the long range model, and IMO you should not be denied the performance that is already available in your car. Imagine buying a sound system and having the company limit the volume to 50%, even though the amp and speakers are fully capable of pushing the full volume out. Then you have to BUY a software update so they can unlock the volume to 100%. You'd be pissed, right?

Thanks for the kind words Drew! Glad you enjoyed!

Great point, didn’t think about it from the angle of keeping it longer potentially due to the extra fun and therefore spreading the total cost out even more

Couldn’t agree more!!

Yep… Drag times did the direct comparison between a boosted LR and a M3P. The difference was off the line… but top end the boosted LR was even a bit quicker…

@@roryreddog3258 The m3p pulled more at the top end on the LR

Is the 70-100mph range improved? I feel the need for improved acceleration to overtake vehicles moving faster than 60mph

@@chatch15117 absolutely yes! Fastest I’ve ever went is 123mph and it pulls basically all the way thru

Ya it happened in no time at all! Completely agreed, I feel like that’s the perfect compromise. I’m very happy w the decision

She’s pretty great! Thank you!

Hey there, twin.

That’s a great way to simply put it. Couldn’t agree more

That’s awesome! And definitely agreed, I’ve been very happy w the car so far!

That initial punch from 0 is not that much, but from 25-60 you can definitely feel it. from 60-90+ with AB you are pretty much neck and neck with M3P. M3P only has the initial punch faster...

Thank you! Agreed, I figured it’s as close as you can get to performance M3 without the price point of a performance M3. I hear you on that! Just waiting to win the lotto and I’ll go ahead and order the Plaid, that car is out of this world!

I dunno 11300 for better breaking, handling , faster, carbon lip , coloured breaks, sports peddles, way nicer wheels is actually really good value. If you did all these upgrades later on to the LR it would me way more than that.

@@Mike-wc3jo Hi Mike, yes I know what you are saying. If I were buying again I would still be tempted by the Performance model, but let's look at the differences one by one. Bigger brakes, yes they sure look nice in red, but I rarely touch the brakes in day to day street driving and the stock brakes are adequate for spirited street driving. From what I read, the Tesla Performance brakes are inadequate for serious track driving in such a heavy car and need to be upgraded anyway. I have road raced cars and taught high performance driving for over 30 years so I know about this stuff. The stiffer springs and lowered suspension are again only of value if tracking the car. The lowered car would also be bad for winter driving here in Canada in the deep snow. Faster acceleration is always fun, as I said, but I am now within 1/2 second 0-60 of the Performance model. I believe I could buy a replica rear spoiler for about $100 in the aftermarket. The pedal covers are extremely cheap too. The Performance wheels are really nice but result in a rougher ride, higher risk of rim damage and lower range. One thing nice about the performance model, for playing on the track, is the software that allows you to take more control over what the car is doing. Like I said, it is still tempting :-)

Philip T good rebuttal. I agree with your points minus the lowered car. I am also in Canada and have Subaru wrx on coilovers ( can’t even fit my finger in between the wheel and fender ) and still generally don’t have a problem in snow so I think that ride height of the performance would be pretty good.

@@Mike-wc3jo Yeah, I wasn't actually thinking about the tire to fender clearance, but the ground clearance verses big chunks of ice and snow. Those battery packs are super expensive, should you ever damage one. One poor guy in the states ran over a bolder in a rock slide and it cost over $16,000USD to replace the pack. I like the WRX a lot. I rallied one in the Targa Newfoundland a few years back. Great car. Sounds awesome with a sport exhaust.

Agreed, the 48 hour trial is a smart move on Tesla’s side. Thanks for the support!

Haha no doubt!

"chill mode" activated

Totally agreed, hard to beat the value this gives compared to other options out there

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! Would definitely purchase the same car again with the FSD and AB. Been very happy with it so far!

Yes fair point! I came from a Prius so it’s definitely a world of difference. I had driven around a performance model 3 for a couple weeks and initially comparing the AB to that

No prob! Exactly, the comparisons were same state of charge, same day, and actually only 30 mins or so apart pre AB and post AB. Only difference was to push of a button to buy AB

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Thanks for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed!

Ya, from my limited understanding there’s really not any way to get that much of an improvement for that price with any other cars. I’ve seen some other comments mentioning 4-5k minimum

A tune on most modern bmw's is less than 800 bucks and gets you half a second easy. Around 50-100 whp.

What kind of stock BMW can go 0-60 in 4.2 sec? M3? If you try to tune up M3 half second, it will cost you a lot more than 2k I believe. even 335i only can run 0-60 like 5 sec. Also even with additional 2k, the price for Tesla M3LR (56k as of now) is a bargain to me. 0-60, 3.7 sec is phenamenally fast. As a compare, BMW M3 competition with xdrive can run 0-60, 3.4sec but it will cost you 80k at least with mere 15 mpg lol. Lets just not take about ICE cars anymore, they are DEAD.

⁠@@macddslmao, a ton of bimmers can do 0-60 that fast

Hahaha! Worth it though!!

Congrats, you guys are going to love it! I'm sure august can't come soon enough, love the wheels on that trim. Don't blame you for not arguing! Crazy to think that thing is 0-60 in 3.5! unreal. haha you nailed it! I'm in Tustin. Love going back in the hills a bit in Santiago Canyon when we can!

I sure did, and very happy with it. I drive around for a couple weeks without and and found myself missing it

Hey I think she is too! Hahaha. Thanks for the kind words!!

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Totally agreed. Odd that’s not the case right?

I disagree. Because I feel I would drive around in Standard rendering the 2k pointless.

@@slippyg Other family members that drive the car might be intimidated with all of that power. Being able to select the other modes would be more comfortable for them.

@@slippyg But you have the option. If you do that, or know you'll do that, why buy it in the first place, right? That's pretty much what's being said in the Video. Buy it, test it, refund it and then sleep on it if you really want it. If you do, you wouldn't mind the Option (you don't have to take) of there being Chill, Standard and Sport. I personally wish they gave us the option.

@@theblackneural9117 Yeah, feels like an oversight, to be honest. Not everybody other than me driving the car might want the boost, so the only remaining option is chill, which is a huge jump down acceleration wise compared to sport.

Thanks! Congrats, you’re going to love it!

Awesome! You can always return so it’s a no brainer to try out! Let me know what you think!

Got it, loved it! Unfortunately though, in Canada it’s $2700 which comes to $2997 with tax.. so I tried it for 2 days, and loved it but returned it and will probably buy it after winter. But it completely changed how the car drives

@@brettk95 that’s the way to do it! One thing I noticed is that there was no tax on mine (I thought there would be) wonder if it’s just specific to California for that, I’ve seen other states have to pay it, and interesting to hear you did too…

That would be dangerous with all the speed cameras no doubt! Definitely east to find yourself going faster than expected. Haha ya I figured the slo mo would be fun to capture. The app (and tool) I used for the 0-60 time is dragy

For me It was the extra 38 miles of range LR gets over performance in addition to being 6k cheaper with AB

@@theblackneural9117 to be fair I believe the extra ranges comes from the slightly smaller tires and the tweaked power curve, I think you can get that down to ~20 mile difference with 18’ and Chill mode. Understandable the 6k is over 10% more, so that’s a justifiable argument. The 20’ inch wheels are not a nice ride.

I SO wanted the M3P! so much so as I put a deposit on one even after a Tesla branch mgr warned me he had gotten 7 flats driving in the NE on his M3P ! I just switched to the LR now w/ plans to save a lil 🤑 to spend on all the cool accessories I’ve been seeing on YT. Main reason is headache of worrying about replace rims is gone & I rather only have the embarrassment of a tow if I truly F up a charge 🤣

@@josephman624 I’ve put 12k miles in 7 months of ownership including round trip from East to West coast of the US and have had no issues. Maybe people should be more careful about watching for pot holes.

@@xsillycarnifex yea idk man! Definitely a fan of M3P looks but imma put the savings to customizing especially after seeing the vid of the LR passing up the M3P on the fly

Sure thing! Thanks for the kind words!!

Thanks!!! No harm in taking it for a spin!

I did end up getting it after all! Haha

Of course! Congrats! How are you liking it so far? Did you get the LR as well??

I agree!!

Good question! Not sure, I have never actually tested

Sure thing! Appreciate the feedback!

what your insurance company doesn't know won't hurt them

Oh dang you are! How cool is that! Thanks for the love!

It's only available for the LR

Yes, long range only!

Need the "dual motor" for the upgrade. SR+ only has one motor.

SR+ already had it acceleration sped up for all vehicles earlier. LR, and Performance had it's acceleration sped up 2X. 2nd one being a paid one.

Sure thing! Sounds good will check it out!

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Sure thing! Always good to know your options!

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Bummer!! I wonder what it is causing that? I’m still getting the consistent 3.7 0-60

get better tires and an alignment

@@thang1742 I did get new tyres, got MPS4S, while it did improved handling and in rain, the acceleration still remained the same. I plan to change to performance later next year anyway, I take it to the track and definitely need bigger brakes

Really??? Interesting. Mine is a 2021 refresh model 3 LR. I took delivery 11/2020

Is it kmh? because mile is a little different

@@SiblokUltra Nope, 0-60 mph is the same as 0-100 kmph.

@@HansMilling 60 mph is actually 96.56064 kmph

@@curiousinto6884 ok, that might explain the 0.2 second difference.

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What did you end up going with?

@@theblackneural9117 I ordered a LR3 but wife cancelled and got something else.

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Agreed!!!

Yes definitely a tough call, I struggled with the same thinking and ended up choosing the added range (and some savings) with the LR. Definitely like the look of the M3P wheels though…

Great way.of thinking. If you live in a place that has winter, the performance tires don't work well.

@@itzjdub282 Thankfully California doesn’t know what winter is 😂. But yeah thankyou. After test drives of the performance and Rwd i decided to go with the lfp rwd model 3. It’s still fast enough for me and it’s the cheapest. Enough range for me as well too.

Yup, I thought about it but decided to leave as is, I believe the hubcaps give just a little more range

Exactly what happened to me!!

Good question, no reason that I know of for it to be disappearing anytime soon

@@theblackneural9117 cool thank you👍

It’s still available if that helps you any

Great real world example of how hard this actually is to achieve. I had a gut feeling with other cars this would be the case, but no real examples to confirm. Crazy!

And bye bye warranty

@@ms3ben Void the warranty on an ICE car yes, as I had a completely built car. However, the Boost with Tesla does not void warranty as it’s purchased through Tesla.

@@MeatloafMelvin Yes I know, was talking about the modded "ICE" cars regarding warranty

Much appreciated, thank you! And congrats! You’ll have to let me know once you get it how you like it? Which trim did you get??

@@theblackneural9117 Long Range. Wanted the Performance and wife said, "No." So then I learned about the acceleration boost and that's how I got to your video :D

@@scottford89 hahaha love it. I think you made a great choice! Way to compromise

Completely agreed!

Hahahaha! I could only imagine how quickly I’d hurt myself on one of those!

@@theblackneural9117Just don't gun the throttle, you will be ok, try one. Its a different feeling being fast on a bike and being fast in a car.

That’s awesome, nice little incentive with the tax return there!!

Yup, it’s a tough decision for sure! Good thing is you can always return after 48 hours if need be!

Hahaha, sure thing! Glad it was helpful!

Appreciate it! Ya I get that, would be cool to see if they offered AB as a subscription you could add to your lease

@@theblackneural9117 question, can you purchase your car after the lease is done?

@@blakeogeris2494 good question, I’d assume so, I ended up purchasing mine

I wonder why they don’t offer a subscription for this? What would you pay per month? If they followed the same pricing ratio as full self driving (10k full purchase vs 200 per mo), accel boost should cost $40 per month. Would that be worth it to you?

@@blakeogeris2494 it's decided at the time of lease. I dont have an option to purchase.

Dependent on the motor. Currently there is no acceleration boost for the "single motor" SR+.

Ghost mode is for older Long Range Models which had a restricted performance motor in the back. That was up to early 2019.

only for LR m3. Just more so worried about any potential implications to warranty, (whether that's a real concern or not)

Good question, I’ve not noticed any difference but haven’t done any type of extensive testing

I saw that video too which was the deciding factor to buy the LR, it makes more sense. More range and faster on the rolling. You just add acceleration boost and you're beating the M3P easy

Good to know!

Can’t go wrong either way, the performance is definitely the most fun! My biggest deciding factor was wanting the longest range possible (and the cost savings)

Totally, I think it’s one of those things where you don’t know what you are missing until you experience, then once you do it’s hard to think of going back….

It’s a tough decision no doubt. Probably not for everyone, but feeling the difference is what got me!

Absolute numbers dont matter the smaller the times get. 1 sec improvement from 10 to 9 secs are 10% improvement, while 4 to 3 secs are 25% improvement.

Same as FSD, all teslas are capable of it, and just a software change you can buy through app, but that’s 10k

Right!!??

Santiago canyon road! Definitely check it out!

Not that I have noticed, however I didn’t do any exhaustive testing on this

Not that I have noticed, I haven’t didn’t do any exhaustive testing on this though…

She’s a keeper!!!