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Originally Posted by JCunningham
well the traction control limits the amount of torque. so that doesnt matter. if you cant put it to the ground there is no need for it..
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True. But the traction control is able to “pulse” the power to the wheels so fast that they can get more traction out of the tires instead of roasting them. Kind of like the way ABS brakes will pulse the brake pedal rather than locking up the tires. At least that is the best way I can explain it.
Also consider many EVs are AWD and heavy and the the RWD models have the rear motor sitting on the rear axle more like a mid engine car. Look how much improvement the C8 gets in 0-60 due to moving the weight to the rear of the vehicle.
Another wild thing is over the air performance upgrades. Owners of the dual motor Tesla Model 3 can purchase an Acceleration Boost for $2k. Click a button in the mobile app in and a couple minutes you just added approximately 50hp HP and torque and dropped your 0-60 and 1/4 mile time .5 sec. As someone who modified my Z06 with a cam, long tube headers, injectors, pulleys, etc. it is pretty hard to get your head wrapped around. Track Mode in the Model 3 was co-developed by Randy Pobst. If they go out and update the tune to improve corner entry or increase regen or relax the stability control it just gets pushed out in an OTA software update., which is pretty cool. I remember when I had to get in line and pay $350 to GM to get an update to mag ride suspension.