Ok, so have had my P85D for several days now and putting 500+ miles on it, I have observed something interesting here and wanted to get thoughts on it from the crowd here.
Keep in mind, I traded in my P85 for this.
First off, the P85D is AWESOME. The launch is killer and the AWD is great. It also handles very well and I am loving the Pilot Cup tires that come on it stock, big thumbs up from me on that department!
That is also the issue. I love everything about it. That is, until the battery drops below 50%. The power is noticeably reduced. Not by a little, but to where I notice the Insane mode is no longer insane- but rather reduced to what feels like the Sport mode when the SOC is lower. It may even happen sooner than 50%. Know that I rarely noticed any performance difference in my P85 unless the little yellow power reducing line showed up when the battery was really low.
As it is, the P85D does not feel much faster than my P85 when fully accelerating after 40-50MPH. When it is below 50% battery, I swear.. it feels slower than my P85 did at almost any charge level.. yes, slower.
I get the P85D hype with the 691HP and I do get how they calculate it, but why I do I feel somewhat cheated this is not a full time 691HP vehicle? If this was a 691HP Lamborghini, Porsche, Ferrari, etc ICE vehicle rated at 691HP, that horsepower claim would be SAE certified and would make that power until the very last drop of gasoline was consumed. Imagine if you bought a 577HP Mercedes E63 AMG that operated much slower when the gas tank was 1/2 full? That would be strange.
Maybe I don't understand the hardware reasons of why the car must reduce power based on SOC. If I have this bad boy in INSANE mode, then.. STAY INSANE until I decide to charge up! I don't need it to conserve power, this mode should be the advertised 691HP at ALL TIMES. Give me a ECO mode for long range, or just recommend me to use Sport mode when the battery drops- but Elon, there needs to be a mode that can deliver advertised power regardless of battery state. Unless someone can chime in here with the hardware reasons (maybe battery pack cannot output as much power as the charge level drops) then I am slightly disappointed here, especially because the power drop happens so quickly. I wouldn't be complaining if it was dropping below 20%, but 50%? That sucks.
With that said, I really think this car should be advertised as 691HP* *Up to 691HP with ideal battery conditions
Keep in mind, I traded in my P85 for this.
First off, the P85D is AWESOME. The launch is killer and the AWD is great. It also handles very well and I am loving the Pilot Cup tires that come on it stock, big thumbs up from me on that department!
That is also the issue. I love everything about it. That is, until the battery drops below 50%. The power is noticeably reduced. Not by a little, but to where I notice the Insane mode is no longer insane- but rather reduced to what feels like the Sport mode when the SOC is lower. It may even happen sooner than 50%. Know that I rarely noticed any performance difference in my P85 unless the little yellow power reducing line showed up when the battery was really low.
As it is, the P85D does not feel much faster than my P85 when fully accelerating after 40-50MPH. When it is below 50% battery, I swear.. it feels slower than my P85 did at almost any charge level.. yes, slower.
I get the P85D hype with the 691HP and I do get how they calculate it, but why I do I feel somewhat cheated this is not a full time 691HP vehicle? If this was a 691HP Lamborghini, Porsche, Ferrari, etc ICE vehicle rated at 691HP, that horsepower claim would be SAE certified and would make that power until the very last drop of gasoline was consumed. Imagine if you bought a 577HP Mercedes E63 AMG that operated much slower when the gas tank was 1/2 full? That would be strange.
Maybe I don't understand the hardware reasons of why the car must reduce power based on SOC. If I have this bad boy in INSANE mode, then.. STAY INSANE until I decide to charge up! I don't need it to conserve power, this mode should be the advertised 691HP at ALL TIMES. Give me a ECO mode for long range, or just recommend me to use Sport mode when the battery drops- but Elon, there needs to be a mode that can deliver advertised power regardless of battery state. Unless someone can chime in here with the hardware reasons (maybe battery pack cannot output as much power as the charge level drops) then I am slightly disappointed here, especially because the power drop happens so quickly. I wouldn't be complaining if it was dropping below 20%, but 50%? That sucks.
With that said, I really think this car should be advertised as 691HP* *Up to 691HP with ideal battery conditions