The high-end Tesla SUV can now be bought for $70,000, down from $115,500 for the maxed-out P90D version with some reduced range and power and just in the wake of controversy over the company’s Autopilot mode.
Is this part of the big announcement Elon Musk was talking about when he referenced a continuation of the company’s “master plan” roadmap, originally published in 2006?
Maybe, although the big announcement may be yet to come. The new Model X 60D, spotted this morning on Tesla’s website by Time, has a 200 mile range and a top speed of 140 mph. This puts it short 37 miles of range compared to the next-tier 75D, and a top speed just shy of the 155 mph reached by the P90D. Most of its stats listed on the car’s customization page are identical to that of the version one rung higher, although torque is down from 387 lb-ft to 325 lb-ft.
Tesla is working on bringing its cars out of the luxury niche with the upcoming $35,000 Model 3, but delivery of the new sedan will begin no earlier than 2017.
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The company also had some publicity problems to overcome after reports of injuries sustained by drivers using the Autopilot function. A fatality involving the Autopilot function in a Model S on May 7 in Florida is currently under investigation.