The brand new Mannequin 3 has already been added to Tesla’s configurator in China, Australia and New Zealand even previous to Tesla’s dwelling market within the US.
Two variants are actually accessible to order in Australia, which embody the single-motor RWD model with 513 km of WLTP vary. That’s a further 24 km of vary in comparison with the present mannequin. It begins at $61,900, which can also be a rise of $4,500 earlier than on-roads over the prevailing mannequin.
For these trying on the dual-motor AWD variant, the Lengthy Vary mannequin now begins at $71,900. That’s a bump of $1,500.
Estimated supply occasions for the brand new mannequin begin from January – March 2024 for Australian order holders.
The improve is a landmark for the Australian EV market, given the outstanding position that the Mannequin 3 has performed within the quickly growing uptake of electrical automobiles on this market. Though it has now been overtaken by its sister automobile, the Mannequin Y, it has bought greater than 11,500 items within the first six months of 2023, because the share of EVs leaped to greater than 7 per cent of the brand new automobile market.
The brand new Mannequin 3 has been upgraded in 5 varied areas with key upgrades. These embody effectivity, security, efficiency, utility, and elegance.
From the skin, the brand new automobile has a sleeker look, and even gives the look of the brand new Tesla Roadster 2.0, which is but to enter manufacturing. The tail mild additionally will get a refresh, making it look extra trendy than the first-generation automobile.
Dimension-wise, the brand new Mannequin 3 is 26 mm longer, coming in 4,720 mm in size. The bottom clearance has additionally been lowered by 2 mm, coming in at 138 mm.
Two new paints are actually on supply within the Australian and New Zealand markets which embody the Extremely-Purple and Stealth-Gray. Each of those are supplied at a premium value for metallic colors.
The inside has had a serious refresh with new ambient lighting together with the elimination of the indicator and kit selector stalk. Tesla is now providing good shifts in new automobiles as an alternative of the gear shifter it supplied beforehand.
The inside has new supplies alongside the sprint and redesigned components across the door trims. Seats on the brand new automobile supply air flow for cooling together with the heated operate supplied on the present automobile.
On the infotainment entrance, the display screen within the upgraded Mannequin 3 is barely bigger than the outgoing mannequin, now coming in at a 15.4-inch display screen.
For the primary time, there’s now additionally a brand new 8-inch display screen within the rear of the car with controls for rear passengers together with infotainment upgrades.
The brand new car is an entire lot quieter because of 360 diploma acoustic glass know-how.