You mean the one in this article? That was made up by someone on reddit who edited the comparison sheet, not something official from Tesla.
Ok, I see where it is from but technically it's less than ~$5000 (or whatever Model S AWD would cost) from the way the question was worded. Given the coming Model S option shakeup and new bundling, we don't know how it will affect this comparison though.
I'm just saying, given the conversation went like the below, the AWD option on the Model 3 can very well be $5000 or even a bit more and still be consistent with the "less" statement. This is different from a statement saying the Model 3 AWD option will be less than $5000.
Knowing Elon, I'm fairly positive it's the mathematical < $5000 not <= $5000 and not > $5000
Well, you can break the statement into two parts:
Well, we are a different crowd than what the sell sheet is targeting at. It's targeted at those that may not have followed all Model 3 (including gen 3) news. For example, just from the other thread, there are people that didn't even know that Model 3 would use drastically more steel than Model S (which used barely any).
There was the 1 series, which is now the 2 series which is smaller than the 3 series. You forgot the 4 and 6 series
You want a M3 coupe, well that's now a M4. Makes sense right? I think BMW's numbering has gotten little out of hand.
probably those people don't know that MS doesn't use much steel, either. I don't think those people would care about aluminum vs steel one way or the other
Interesting news ... more product differentiation with the Model 3 specs
Tesla introduces new performance enhancements to Model S and Model X
Tesla has updated its vehicle lineup last night to introduce new performance enhancements to Model S and Model X – making the non-performance versions of both vehicles significantly quicker from a standstill. Here we take a quick look at the updated features: The improvements are more significant for the base versions of the Model S. The Model S 75 and its dual motor version are both gaining a full second of acceleration from 0 to 60 mph:
As for the more recent Model S 100D, it’s also seeing a slight improvement in acceleration:
- Model 75: 4.3 seconds down from 5.5 seconds
- Model S 75D: 4.2 seconds down from 5.2 seconds
Interestingly, those upgrades are also coming just ahead of the launch of the Model 3 and since they are most important on the base versions of the vehicles, it looks like Tesla might be looking to further differentiate its higher-end models, Model S and Model X, with its newest less expensive Model 3.
- Model S 100D: 4.1 seconds down from 4.2 seconds
