Performance Dual vs Quad - Acceleration, NVH and other differences?

[JonS]

For anyone catching up on this thread, my understanding so far is:

1. For normal day-to-day, both motor configs are mostly the same (to some); both stupidly fast
-> Accelerating quad in conserve can be relatively unexpectedly slow
-> Accelerating suddenly DMP above 19mph when cruising can cause a barely perceptible power ramp up
-> Quad in all purpose feels somewhat like DMP in sport mode

2. Ranges are very similar with large pack (quad on conserve), max pack adds 20-30 miles on the freeway.

3. Quad has torque vectoring + drift/rally/rock-crawl modes (feels more nimble to some), DMP has a differential which may help in off-camber (sloping sideways) + low-traction scenarios.

4. DMP is quieter

5. Quad has the half-shaft-clunk issue which may or may not have been resolved.

6. Quad has a 5 year warranty, DMP is 4 years.

Anything I missed?

Interesting tear down by Munro. The motors were donated from Rivian. Sounds like the Quad refresh may be in house and they are likely stepping away from Bosch. (Total speculation on my part but makes sense).

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[GRC]

Well, performance-dual does not HAVE Rally, Drift, or Rock Crawl (or Eco).

Wondering why there isn't an "eco' mode with DMP...I guess in the Quad it cuts down to a dual and with DMP in eco there isn't any further efficiency to be gained in an 'eco' mode...is that why?

 

[DaveA]

Wondering why there isn't an "eco' mode with DMP...I guess in the Quad it cuts down to a dual when in eco and in eco there isn't any further efficiency to be gained in an 'eco' mode...is that why?

The dual, outside of sport mode, is automatically in a conserve mode running a single motor with the rear auto-disconnecting when not under heavy acceleration, I believe.

 

[ev_fanatic]

The dual, outside of sport mode, is automatically in a conserve mode running a single motor with the rear auto-disconnecting when not under heavy acceleration, I believe.

Yup this is correct. It is supposed to disconnect above ~18 mph or thereabouts in low accel/decel scenarios.

 

[Magicbus]

Yup this is correct. It is supposed to disconnect above ~18 mph or thereabouts in low accel/decel scenarios.

And if you are on the Gauge screen you can watch it switch between front and all wheel drive.

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