The so-called Pikes Plaid retains its stock brake calipers but subs in Unplugged Performance/PFC rotors. They managed to managed to beat the Porsche 991 GT3 RS’s best. The car rides on Yokohama Advan slicks on custom forged aluminum wheels. The latest event at the Buttonwillow race track was a great first outing for the Tesla Model 3 Ascension by Unplugged Performance. Likewise, the Plaid racer retains its factory air springs, however, it employs custom Unplugged Performance/Bilstein dampers and a three-way adjustable rear anti-roll bar. The body is stock except for a huge front splitter and a gigantic adjustable rear wing. After ditching items such as the car's airbags, a center console, and door panels, Unplugged Performance fits this tri-motor Tesla with a roll cage and a racing seat with six-point racing belts. The interior is almost completely stripped out. The danger is going towards customer demand and not towards what we know works for us.Unplugged Performance's Plaid racecar uses the stock powertrain from the top-line Model S. The common thread is we all have some interior compass for going where something feels natural to us. "As technology advances, adaptability is important. Using the story of a friend, who was historically an early adopter to all things new and novel, such as NFTs and EVs, Schaeffer talked about the need for the aftermarket to embrace EVs and follow the technology now. “That will change over time as batteries improve.” "We're in an early stage where there is so much fear-mongering around range,” Schaeffer said. While range anxiety is still front of mind for many EV owners, Schaeffer felt the growing phenomenon was a bit overhyped and perhaps overblown. "And that's a new experience for the auto world," added Schaefer. If we make these parts in the aftermarket, we have to ensure they're backward and forwards compatible,” said Brian Reese. We've seen taillights and the part numbers are different. They may have a part number, but you don't know if they'll go back. They run out of parts and then revert to old parts. My take on it is that we expect the Model Y to share all of the performance advantages of the Model 3 Performance, Unplugged founder Ben Schaffer told. "What we find with Teslas is there are no rules.
They change and interchange parts as they have need versus issuing parts based on year, make, and model. Tesla doesn’t have a set of rules for supplying parts. In the case of gas-powered vehicles, parts are made based on year, make and model. It was explained that Tesla is rules averse and doesn’t play well in the sandbox with how the manufacturing of cars and auto parts have been traditionally done. The more connected the car the less ownership you have of the car." It's hard to say old rules apply and hard to say where we're headed, but it's up to customers to choose. What happens when you stop getting updates, or if Tesla stops updating the car? What do you do? There are nuances. It's not good or bad but the consumer risk level is higher. "One of the challenges of this technology is when the manufacturer of the car poses constraints. Our customers are used to the risk they're taking and how these plays into their relationship with car manufacturers," Ben Schaffer said. When asked about a recent announcement by Dodge, who according to moderator Sean Holman, stated its strategies for EV power upgrades would only be available through dealerships, Ben Schaeffer believed the aftermarket would again figure out what to do as it always has historically with change. While many of the questions centered around vehicle performance and modification, there were lessons for the automotive aftermarket baked into the hour-long education session, as well. 4, 2022-In a panel discussion entitled Future of the Aftermarket in an Electrified World, moderator Sean Holman quizzed three panelists-Marie-Pier Forget (Ingenext), Brian Reese (T Sportline), and Ben Schaeffer (Unplugged Performance)-on the impact of electric vehicles on the aftermarket. Fun Fact "We unlocked Tesla’s top speed at 216 mph within one mile in 25 seconds." - Marie-Pier Forget of Ingenext on her company accepting a challenge to push a Tesla beyond its speedometers' threshold.
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