• Joeffect@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    Even more so when you understand the car already has it… so they take it away just to make you pay for it

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      10 days ago

      Every car has more HP than you get. Cars are tuned to be as reliable as possible in every condition with a variety of fuel qualities. That is why you see test vehicles on the road, they are gathering data to refine the engine tuning.

      That is why you can tune as car and get more HP or even to make them more efficient without changing a single part.

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        10 days ago

        Yes, but in this instance are they just changing the tuning of the car or did they litterally just make your car worse to charge you for it? And call it an upgrade?

        Edit: this sounds like they want to charge you for sport mode… which is basically on all newer cars… either way its pretty trashy move

    • CmdrShepard49@sh.itjust.works
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      9 days ago

      What’s more egregious about this to me is that you’re required to maintain the subscription for what amounts to a one time firmware change.

      ECU tuning isn’t something that’s going to need constant improvements and updates like your typical software product where companies can somewhat justify continued development costs. The engine and transmission are what they are from the factory and unless VW is going to send you a bigger turbo or other performance part, your tune shouldn’t need to change past the initial improvement from stock.