Tesla Australia has tweaked its Model X line-up, with the all-electric SUV’s two variants increasing in price.
As such, the Model X’s entry-level cost has risen by $2000, to $133,900 plus on-road costs for the Long Range version.
The biggest price bump, however, is reserved for the Performance variant, which is now priced from $151,900 – $2300 higher than before.
CarsGuide has contacted Tesla Australia to see if standard specification has consequently been lifted for the Model X.
Either way, the Performance features the coveted Ludicrous drive mode as standard, with it lowering the Model X’s 0-100km/h sprint time to a supercar-like 2.9 seconds. The Long Range is also no slouch in a straight line, hitting triple digits in 4.6s.
As its name suggests, though, the Long Range is the driving-range champion of the dual-motor Model X line-up, travelling 580km (NEDC) between charges – 27km more than the Performance can muster.
2020 Tesla Model X pricing before on-road costs:
| Variant | Transmission | Cost |
|---|
| Long Range | automatic | $133,900 |
| Performance | automatic | $151,900 |
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Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum.
That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time.
And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all.
In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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