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

Seems like this scheme might save you money in countries where insurance is extremely expensive? Since car's official power figure is the original one.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    I'm legitimately impressed that you managed to come up with a scenario where the cause of this silliness wasn't 100% corporate greed. I'll see if I can give it a go too:

    We have P (provisional driver) plate restrictions here that limit power to weight... Possibly it could be a car you can drive on your P license without the subscription, then turn it on when you get your full license to enjoy 10% more power?

    ... I dunno I'm struggling.

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