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The Veyron tires were just stupid, they went with a non-standard rim geometry requiring one of a kind equipment to mount and a unique size of Pilot Sport 2s. Their cost isn't representative of tires for any other modern hypercar, even ones that go 250mph. Bugatti went back to "normal" tires for...

I mean...P100D Sport mode is an arbitrarily chosen setting while the 100D is running at whatever max performance it's capable of. I wouldn't expect them to be related.

I'm near Toronto so I've been dealing with the same cold weather this week. I'm averaging about 260-270wh/km, around 300km total range (P90D, 410km rated). Never using range mode. Reasonable amount of preheating before leaving home. I keep the cabin set to 19C which is quite comfortable with the...

Not only would I pay $20k for a P100D upgrade if it was available, I would actually pay more (within reason, obviously) for whatever additional hardware replacement is necessary to bridge the gap from a v1. It is so much cheaper than buying a new P100D, and I'm pretty attached to APv1. My...

I second this, the worst case in a Toronto area winter is around a 40% loss when it's consistently below -20C daytime highs. I'm sure Philly is usually not quite that cold.

This is a really common problem for VIN decoders on the Model S. Digit 8 in the VIN is specified as "4 = Dual motor - performance" (source: ftp://ftp.nhtsa.dot.gov/mfrmail/ORG11229.pdf) so any P85D or P90D will have that "4". Anyone like Carfax, insurance companies, etc. doing VIN decoding will...

My service center said they were recently sent a list of VINs eligible for the upgrade and were contacting them. My v1 P90DL was not on the list. :(

LOL, that is clever marketing speak for "it does not meet the published NHRA safety requirements requiring cars faster than 9.99 to have a roll cage". Describing that as "banned for being too fast" is clickbait. I'm not saying the roll bar / roll cage rules make sense now that unaltered street...

+1 Please 1) let us know if older "v1" P90DLs can be upgraded, and 2) take my money.

To give them the most charitable speculation of why the counter happened, they probably had a small number of major failures in v2 or v3 P90DL packs after hard use. Maybe not even on customer vehicles. They looked at the logs and said oh ****, these cars are going to fall apart after XXX...

Horsepower.

Given the improvements they have made just through software tweaks, I wonder what the hardware is capable of if tuned to levels that they can't release because the chance of melting down the fuse is a little too high or the car's long-term durability would be compromised.

Automotive technology has reached a point where it's diverging between actual cars, and things that are so impractical they might as well be fighter jets. They are both awesome, but comparing the "selling points" across categories is kind of weird. If I was trying to sell someone a P100D, I...

This is the most important thing I would tell someone going from a "normal" car to a P90D. Other drivers are not expecting a silent, not exotic looking car to hop into the passing lane and unleash the fury. Pedestrians are not expecting you to come off the line like the tree just lit up at the...

Pano roof, 19" wheels. I haven't really optimized for weight either, the charger and floor mats were in the car for my best run. Just building up my drag strip experience.

I'm a long time lurker on this thread and a v1 P90DL owner. Ordered in August 2015 before the original Motor Trend article so the 10.9 number had no impact on my decision. It was a little annoying to have to explain to people at the track that I would not be running 10.9s (although it was easy...