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Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription (www.autoexpress.co.uk)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] 4 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

You can damage a car with bad tuning but that's not what he's saying. I think the manufacturer will create an ECU map that delivers safe power, and then they will create a map with less power and then deliver the car with the underperforming map. Then, when you pay, they change to the map with higher performance.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    And I'm saying "you can have software A or software B(and only those choices - both approved by the manufacturer)", is not the same as tuning each individual setting and the freedom you have in doing so. Call it what it is, an alternate approved ECU map. Calling it a "tune" is giving them WAY too much credit and overshadows the main point: lack of control. This doesn't give you control, it takes away and charges you for the privilege.

    People mentioning classic tuning are glossing over the fact that you typically also change parts to accommodate the new tune and the new limits you are pushing. This "new tune" doesn't do anything but allow the vehicle to do what it always could but was handicapped in software to charge you more for.

    Stop bootlicking and call this scam what it is.

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