Thread: i3 "tuning"
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      05-13-2019, 12:14 PM   #52
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Originally Posted by Obioban View Post
Does the i3S only make more power and have the higher top speed when it's in sport mode? Is the engine "tune" stored on the iDrive?

Perhaps I fundamentally don't understand how these cars work. They're certainly vastly different than what I'm familiar/comfortable with!

To your question, I'd guess the "comfort" button vs the "sport" button is probably just a difference of what's silk screened on the switch-- not the underlying electronic functionality.
Tune is within the EDME, not certain if it's activated via the profile or not. I've flashed i3s software to my previous i3, didn't feel much of a difference, if any. My i3S still feels faster than my previous "tuned" i3.

Sport is possibly being activated as a profile, which can't be activated with ID5 hardware. I didn't go any further than that or have strapped the i3S to the dyno to compare.
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