[Ovmsdev] Sport vs Non-Sport in VIN

[William Petefish]

Mark,

You can tell via the vin number as I stated above.

William
On May 7, 2012 9:22 AM, "Mark Webb-Johnson" <mark at webb-johnson.net> wrote:

> Tom,
>
> That's my understanding. A facelift, better soundproofing, and other minor
> stuff. I don't think the difference is detectable on the bus.
>
> Regards, Mark.
>
> On 7 May, 2012, at 10:14 PM, Tom Saxton wrote:
>
> > Is there any internal difference between a 2.0 and a 2.5?
> >
> > I don't think I've heard anything other than improving something with the
> > fans that cool the motor and the PEM.
> >
> > In the US, VINs >= 964 are 2.5, but then there are the 2.0's that got the
> > 2.5 facelift.
> >
> >    Tom
> >
> > on 5/7/12 7:00 AM, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:
> >
> >> Tom,
> >>
> >> We haven't found firmware version on the bus yet. It must be there (as
> it is
> >> visible on the vds), just not gone looking too hard yet.
> >>
> >> Anyone know how to tell a 2.5 from a 2.0? [ P.S. The answer is not
> "look at
> >> the front of the car" ]
> >>
> >> Regards, Mark.
> >>
> >> On 7 May, 2012, at 9:53 PM, Tom Saxton wrote:
> >>
> >>> You can also tell a 1.5 from a 2.x by the firmware version, 3.x.x
> means 1.5,
> >>> 4.x.x means 2.x. That's how I do it in the log parser.
> >>>
> >>>   Tom
> >>>
> >>> on 5/6/12 11:54 PM, Mark Webb-Johnson wrote:
> >>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Looking at:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-VI
> >>> N>
> >>> s
> >>>>
> >>>> the suggestion is that a "3" in the 8th digit would signify a sport,
> and a
> >>>> "1"
> >>>> would be a normal roadster.
> >>>>
> >>>> In particular:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> http://www.teslamotorsclub.com/showthread.php/1128-Decoding-Tesla-Roadster-V
> >>>> IN
> >>>> s?p=50374&viewfull=1#post50374
> >>>>
> >>>> Digits 1-3, Manufacturer: 5YJ = Tesla
> >>>> Digit 4, Car line: R = Roadster
> >>>> Digit 5, Body type: E = convertible
> >>>> Digit 6, Region: 1 = USA
> >>>> Digit 7, Restraint system: For 2008, 1 = Type 2 seat belts and dual
> air bags
> >>>> For 2010, A = Type 2 seat belts and dual air bags
> >>>> Digit 8, Motor: For 2008, B = Tesla 56C
> >>>> For 2010, 1 = Tesla M6B; 3 = Tesla M6S
> >>>> Digit 9, Check digit: Variable according to formula
> >>>> Digit 10, Model year: 8 = 2008; A = 2010
> >>>> Digit 11, Plant of manufacture: 1 = Menlo Park, USA
> >>>> Digit 12-17, Sequential production number
> >>>>
> >>>> They additionally note that Founders' Series vehicles will have F in
> digit
> >>>> 12.
> >>>>
> >>>> Therefore --
> >>>>
> >>>> 5YJRE11B = 2008 Roadster
> >>>> 5YJRE1A1 = 2010 Roadster
> >>>> 5YJRE1A3 = 2010 Roadster Sport
> >>>>
> >>>> would seem to give us the ability to auto-identify a v1.5 car as a
> "B" in
> >>>> the
> >>>> 8th digit.
> >>>>
> >>>> Does anyone here know if this is reliable? It would be nice to
> auto-detect
> >>>> this to have one less thing to hassle the users with.
> >>>>
> >>>> Regards, Mark.
> >>>>
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