A group of Model S owners in Norway said they are suing Tesla over what they claim to be discrepancy with the actual on-road performance achieved with the “Insane Mode” over what is advertised by the company.
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The unhappy customers are seeking reimbursements after the vehicle only reached 469 horsepower rather than the 700 horsepower as advertised.
The vehicle “has too low horsepower” the lawyer said on Wednesday in an emailed response to questions.
According to Tesla the auto is able to accelerate from 0 km/h to 100 km/h in 3.1 to 3.3 seconds in tests, but that is incorrect in the car-owner’s exerience. “And of course, it affects the car’s performance, according to the consumers”.
Tesla, for its part, said that tests from both the company and outside groups show the stated specifications are indeed accurate. The previous dispute was related to deceptive advertising, because the power of the two motors was advertised as 691 HP, but the outputs of the units do not add up in real life because of several safety limitations. The P85D model has since been replaced by the more powerful P90D in Norway where it sells for 801,000 kroner ($96,700).
The Tesla Model S P85D. They want “unspecified reimbursements”, Bloomberg notes, because the vehicle does not provide the level of performance that was proclaimed. The automaker also highlighted that it didn’t actually change the actual performance ratings of the Model S P85D, but some owners still felt deceived.
Either way, for upwards of $100,000, it’s not surprising at least a few customers are quibbling over the car’s performance. The Oslo District Court will hear the case in December this year.
The most recent dustup is yet another in Tesla’s long line of new headaches.
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A similar case was also brought forward in June this year when Norway’s Consumer Council gave its verdict for five P85D owners who said that the car’s power specification is not according to company’s ad. TSLA was asked to refund $6,000 to the auto owners, less than what 125 plaintiffs are demanding now. And then there was the lawsuit Tesla filed last week against an oil executive, claiming he impersonated Elon Musk using a dumb Yahoo email address. Do you need a facial or something?
