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Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription
(www.autoexpress.co.uk)
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Enshittification
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Seems like this scheme might save you money in countries where insurance is extremely expensive? Since car's official power figure is the original one.
I'm legitimately impressed that you managed to come up with a scenario where the cause of this silliness wasn't 100% corporate greed. I'll see if I can give it a go too:
We have P (provisional driver) plate restrictions here that limit power to weight... Possibly it could be a car you can drive on your P license without the subscription, then turn it on when you get your full license to enjoy 10% more power?
... I dunno I'm struggling.
Oh it's pure corporate greed, I just enjoy playing devil's advocate