I believe that in the dual motor setup the front motor is geared higher offering greater efficiency at higher speeds. At those speeds the front does more of the work. At lower speeds the rear motor,which is geared lower, does more of the work. Thus offering better efficiencies than a single motor setup could provide.Originally posted by Mibz
You're confusing AWD with "The package that includes AWD". AWD cannot create an increase in mileage or power on its own, provided the 2WD system can handle all the power it gets without breaking. In fact, efficiency would be improved by removing that second motor while keeping the rest of the extras from the D package.
As for AWD handling, well whether that's a good thing or not will all depend on how it works.
Plus I think having a front motor allows for more efficient regen braking which helps with increasing the range but this would probably be true in a simple single fwd setup as well.
I haven't been on Beyond for a while. I am surprised at the hate for Elon and the Tesla model S. I thought most of you would like the car. Especially the P85D! 0-60 in 3.2 seconds, seats 5+2, gobs of instant power, extremely high safety rating. There is nothing out there like it. It's an impressive car no matter how you look at it.
It's not perfect by any means. It's expensive. You can't track the thing because the battery will overheat. It's also had its share of reliability problems (see edmunds long term review) but it's no lemon either. All the reviews I've read on the car have been really positive. I don't understand the hate.