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Tesla has launched a uncommon new automobile shade for the Mannequin S and Mannequin X referred to as ‘Stealth Gray’.
Traditionally, Tesla has been recognized to have very restricted paint shade choices for its automobiles as a premium automaker.
“Any buyer can have a automobile painted any shade that he desires as long as it’s black,” that’s what Henry Ford supposedly stated when requested why Ford was not providing completely different colours for the Mannequin T.
When first launching the Mannequin 3, Tesla solely made a black shade choice normal and all the pieces value a $1,000 or extra premium – kind of following in Ford’s footsteps.
Very like Ford’s obsession with effectivity, Tesla restricted the choice to streamline manufacturing throughout a time when it had difficulties ramping up manufacturing.
Later, Tesla additionally eradicated another paint choices to extend manufacturing effectivity.
These days, we have now seen Tesla being extra open about updating its paint choices.
Earlier this 12 months, the automaker added a a lot of latest shade to its automobile lineup.
Now Tesla has up to date its on-line configurator for Mannequin S and Mannequin X in a single day so as to add a brand new shade: Stealth Gray:
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It appears like a barely darker model of Midnight Silver, which was made the brand new normal shade for Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y earlier this 12 months.
The brand new shade doesn’t value extra as Tesla made all colours included within the base worth of the Mannequin S and Mannequin X as a part of a giant general worth drop on its two flagship automobiles earlier this 12 months.
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