TORQUE-BOOST FOR ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE

An electrified powertrain that generates and transfers drive torque to a driveline of an electrified vehicle includes an electric motor, a driver interface and a controller. The driver interface has an accelerator pedal and a human machine interface that communicates a signal indicative of activating a torque-boost mode. The controller controls torque delivery based on an accelerator pedal map, the accelerator pedal map having (i) a first torque trace providing a maximum torque output based on a position of the accelerator pedal, and (ii) a second torque trace indicative of the torque-boost mode and providing a maximum torque-boost output based on the position of the accelerator pedal, the maximum torque-boost output being greater than the maximum torque output, wherein the controller commands the electric motor to operate at the maximum torque-boost output based on a driver activation input and a determination that the electrified vehicle is in motion.