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Nemeski@mander.xyz to Enshittification@lemmy.world · 3 days ago

Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription

www.autoexpress.co.uk

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Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription

www.autoexpress.co.uk

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    I just had to pay upwards of $700 to boost my VW’s horsepower.

    By buying a Cobb Accessport

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      Do they have something for Mercedes?

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        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.

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          Electric. You can unlock higher speeds with a subscription for EQS.

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            Ah, I’m sure there’s some way to do it, but not sure if it’s been discovered yet.

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        I’m not sure. Everything I’ve found for Mercs replaced the ECU entirely

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