▲ 239 ▼ Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription (www.autoexpress.co.uk) submitted 1 year ago by nemeski@mander.xyz to c/enshittification@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 child) I just had to pay upwards of $700 to boost my VW’s horsepower. By buying a Cobb Accessport permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Do they have something for Mercedes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I’m not sure. Everything I’ve found for Mercs replaced the ECU entirely permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Are you dealing with diesel or petrol? Naturally aspirated petrol is pretty useless to tune, anything turbocharged has tuning potential, especially diesel where you can get ridiculous torque. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Electric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Ah, I'm sure there's some way to do it, but not sure if it's been discovered yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Do they have something for Mercedes? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I’m not sure. Everything I’ve found for Mercs replaced the ECU entirely permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Are you dealing with diesel or petrol? Naturally aspirated petrol is pretty useless to tune, anything turbocharged has tuning potential, especially diesel where you can get ridiculous torque. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Electric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Ah, I'm sure there's some way to do it, but not sure if it's been discovered yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago I’m not sure. Everything I’ve found for Mercs replaced the ECU entirely permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Are you dealing with diesel or petrol? Naturally aspirated petrol is pretty useless to tune, anything turbocharged has tuning potential, especially diesel where you can get ridiculous torque. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Electric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Ah, I'm sure there's some way to do it, but not sure if it's been discovered yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) Electric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Ah, I'm sure there's some way to do it, but not sure if it's been discovered yet. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago Ah, I'm sure there's some way to do it, but not sure if it's been discovered yet. permalink fedilink source parent