{"id":514870,"date":"2022-11-23T22:24:19","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/mercedes-wants-you-to-pay-a-subscription-for-full-speed\/"},"modified":"2022-11-23T22:24:19","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T19:24:19","slug":"mercedes-wants-you-to-pay-a-subscription-for-full-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mercedes-wants-you-to-pay-a-subscription-for-full-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"#Mercedes Wants You to Pay a Subscription for Full Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c338304b0b\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3c338304b0b\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/mercedes-wants-you-to-pay-a-subscription-for-full-speed\/#%E2%80%9CMercedes_Wants_You_to_Pay_a_Subscription_for_Full_Speed%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Mercedes Wants You to Pay a Subscription for Full Speed&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CMercedes_Wants_You_to_Pay_a_Subscription_for_Full_Speed%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Mercedes Wants You to Pay a Subscription for Full Speed&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-850635 size-full\" data-pagespeed-no-defer=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/imageedit_2_3773084536.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Mercedes charging subscription fee for speed\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.mbusa.com%2Fen-us%2Fconnect%2Fpdp%2FAcceleration-Increase%2F709&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\" data-credittext=\"Mercedes\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.mbusa.com%2Fen-us%2Fconnect%2Fpdp%2FAcceleration-Increase%2F709&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">Mercedes<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s always that moment during a chase scene in a movie where the driver presses some red turbo button to get away. That scene might be a bit lamer if instead of pressing a button to get more speed, they\u2019re entering their credit card information on a website.<\/p>\n<p>Mercedes is joining the emerging, potentially aggravating trend of charging a sub<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a>ion fee for features the car already has. A $1,200\u00a0yearly subscription grants customers access to an \u201cAcceleration Increase\u201d that opens up the full performance potential on new Mercedes\u00a0EQ electric models, giving an increase in maximum horsepower, torque, and overall performance.<\/p>\n<p>This includes the acceleration from 0-60 mph improving by 0.8 to 1.0 seconds, as well as gaining increased output from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/redirect.viglink.com\/?key=204a528a336ede4177fff0d84a044482&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fshop.mbusa.com%2Fen-us%2Fconnect%2Fpdp%2FAcceleration-Increase%2F709&amp;cuid=xid:{xid}&amp;___trxnet=vg\">motors by 20-24 percent<\/a>. One wonders if the car suddenly gets slower again if your credit card doesn\u2019t go through in a year.<\/p>\n<p>To be clear, this is not a physical upgrade to the hardware. You don\u2019t need to take the car to a a Mercedes dealer mechanic and nor does it physically change before your eyes like Optimus Prime. It functions more like the premium mode on a streaming service, or first class on a plane, except it\u2019s your own car.<\/p>\n<p>That obviously implies that Mercedes purposely released the car with this limited performance so they could upsell customers with the add-on later.\u00a0BMW got into a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/mercedes-makes-better-performance-a-1200-subscription-in-its-evs\">slight pr hullabaloo<\/a> a few months ago after charging\u00a0an $18 monthly subscription in some countries for extra features, including already installed heated seats.\u00a0It\u2019s fun to imagine someone buying a BMW, and yet not forking over the $18 so their bum can be warm.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers are used to paying subscription fees for upgrades related to areas like navigation and security. But using one to unlock basic hardware capabilities that the car is trying to hide from you is new, potentially irritating territory.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s only a matter of time before people figure out how to steal extra speed and warmer rears the way they used to steal cable.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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