- Our long-term Tesla Model Y is no slouch.
We've done zero to 60 in 4.8 seconds,
and a quarter mile in 12.7 seconds.
But every time we opened the Tesla app,
there was this upgrade called Acceleration Boost,
and it just kept saying, "Click me.
Click me."
And for $2,000, it can take the Model Y,
zero to 60 mile an hour acceleration
from 4.8 to 4.2 seconds.
So we clicked it and we got the upgrade.
It was really interesting
because I'm sitting in the driveway
with the car connected to my home wifi,
and I clicked the Buy Now,
and in less than five minutes,
the screen restarted,
and when it came back on,
the normal acceleration mode
was replaced by a sport acceleration mode.
So in our previous testing,
the Model Y was just a little soft off the line,
and then it ramped up past 60 miles an hour,
which was kind of the inverse
of what we normally experience with EVs
where they started off strong,
and then fall on their face.
So I'm curious to see
where that speed is being picked up,
and if it carries through
the whole quarter mile for acceleration.
So we're gonna give it a shot
because it needs it
against the Genesis GV60 performance,
which has a faster zero to 60 time
or so it should have, because they claim zero to 62 miles
an hour in four seconds.
So what does that mean for zero to 60?
Both the Model Y and the GV60 performance
are similarly priced,
and if you don't have
the boost acceleration unlocked,
you're gonna be at a bit
of a disadvantage against the GV60
So we wanted to see, one,
what difference does boost acceleration make?
And also, does that make it a better competitor
to the GV60 performance?
So let's give it a shot.
All right, if you couldn't tell,
we are in the Model Y,
so we're gonna make sure we are in sport mode.
We are.
All right, let's roll.
(upbeat music)
(beep)
(air whooshing)
All right, that felt good.
I wouldn't say it was, "Wow, holy crap, what a difference!"
But it felt pretty strong.
We'll have to go back to the computer
and download the information to see what it ran.
All right, there's really not much we can do
to vary our driving style to go faster,
so we'll just try again, see what happens.
We're at 90, we started at 93% charge, and now we're at 91,
so let's see if we can back back that run up.
The board set at 1203 at 112 miles an hour,
but we also wanna get that file from the V box
so we can compare directly with previous runs.
(upbeat music)
(beep)
(air whooshing)
All right, I'm revisiting it,
you can definitely feel where it picks up speed.
It's not right out of the gate either.
It's once you start get moving past the 60 foot,
then it really starts to pour on the power.
The board says 1238.
Our Model Y isn't the only car with juice boost here.
The GV60 performance has a Boost Mode on the steering wheel
that for 10 seconds can supply around 480 horsepower.
That's up about 50 over the base horsepower,
but it's only there for 10 seconds at a time.
So with Boost Mode, what will we see
in zero to 60 in quarter mile?
Another good question, what will we see without it?
So we'll do both, we'll do a run without Boost Mode,
and then we'll do a run with Boost Mode.
We'll see how that compares with our Model Y.
So Genesis says zero to 62 miles an hour in four seconds.
We're obviously gonna do zero to 60,
so maybe a little bit faster,
and we'll see how close we can get to that or go faster.
We've tested the GV60's cousins in acceleration.
The Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6,
and they start off really strong,
but fall on their face after 60 miles an hour.
So while they match the Model Y zero
to 60 and just have a lot more punch,
they don't pull all the way through the quarter mile.
And after 60 miles an hour, they just kind of fall over.
So we will see if this has that lasting power,
or if it kind of sells everything up front
and also kind of noses over at the top end.
So all right, let's get this Boost Mode ready.
So we are at 96% charge on the GV60 performance.
And sport mode enabled, drive, that's important.
Helmet is hitting the top,
I'm gonna have to move that visor down a little bit.
Although I suspect not many people will be wearing helmets
in their GV60 performance.
All right, I'm gonna try
and time Boost Mode with the lights,
so I'm using it for as long as possible.
(upbeat music)
All right, boost ready, all right, let's hit it.
Oh, that's got some scoot to it, wow!
Very nice.
Yeah, the Model Y feels lazy
off the line compared with this.
That's booking, track said quarter mile in 12,0,
but we'll also pull
the GPS Racelogic VBOX numbers,
and then we can compare the runs
and see where the acceleration happened.
This definitely feels stronger right off the bat,
that's for sure.
All right, I'm gonna do one more Boost Mode,
because I had fun and I would like to do it again,
and also see, well, the board said 1202, 3,
I would love to crack an 11 according to the track.
So I gotta try.
All right, boost ready?
(air whooshing)
Yeah, that's a good time.
You can actually feel when that 10 seconds
of Boost Mode runs out, it just kind of falls flat.
It almost feels like you're hitting
a speed limiter or something.
(laughs) Look at that, 11, nine, nine, two,
according to the track.
Now, when we pull the file
from Race Logic, it's typically close, but it's usually
like a hundredth or a couple hundredths slower
than what we get at the drag strip.
So might not be an 11-second car according
to release Racelogic, but according to the track it is.
And again, I get carried away.
Do Genesis GV60 performance owners care
that they have an 11-second car?
No, probably not.
Do they care that it's significantly faster
than a Model Y with boost acceleration unlocked?
Yeah, perhaps.
All right, so now we're gonna do no boost,
straight sport mode, and we'll see how far that slows down.
(upbeat music)
Yeah, that feels significantly slower.
There definitely isn't as much punch
as you would expect for a 54 horsepower deficit.
And according to the track about a half a second slower.
And yeah, that you feel that for sure.
After we downloaded the data, it was clear
that the GV60 performance easily out accelerated
the Model Y in this test.
Even with the Model Y's Acceleration Boost unlocked,
the GV60 performance was a half a second faster
to 60 miles an hour, and about four tenths
of a second faster in quarter mile testing.
And this was a difference I could feel
in the seat of my pants while performing the test.
The GV60 performance has immediate acceleration,
it pins you to your seat, and the Model Y was just
a little more leisurely in acceleration,
you don't feel that power ramp in
until around 40 miles an hour.
There was acceleration parody though
when we didn't engage Boost Mode on the GV60 performance
in both SUVs accelerated to 60 miles an hour
and 4.3 seconds, and the GV60 performance is a little slower
than the Model Y in quarter mile testing.
One thing worth mentioning is that if you're really looking
for maximum acceleration from this class of vehicle,
you probably want to consider a Model Y Performance
with its zero to 60 mile an hour time
of three and a half seconds.
But we didn't buy a Model Y Performance,
we bought a Model Y Long Range,
because we wanted the optional third row
and also a little better ride quality
than what the performance offers.
So do we regret spending $2,000 unlocking Acceleration Boost
on our Model Y Long Range?
Well, we're a little disappointed we didn't put up
a better fight against the GV60 performance,
but we're not quite prepared to give a verdict
on that just yet, we wanna get some more miles
in day-to-day testing
to measure daily performance and efficiency.
But when we do give a verdict,
you'll be sure to see it on cars.com.