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A new rear-wheel drive version of the Tesla Model 3 Long Range has gone on sale in the UK, with a new electric driving range that eclipses rivals.
The new Tesla Model 3 Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive is the furthest-driving version of the popular electric car so far, with a claimed WLTP driving range of 702km.
This puts it well ahead of one of its closest rivals, the Polestar 2, which has a claimed 654km range.
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It is not yet confirmed for Australia, but UK pricing puts the new Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive variant at £44,990, just about bang in the middle of pricing for the standard Rear-Wheel Drive (£39,990) and the Long Range All-Wheel Drive (£49,990).
In Australia, the standard Rear-Wheel Drive comes in at $54,900 and the Long Range All-Wheel Drive $64,900 at the time of publishing, so it’s possible the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive could land at about $60,000 here.
There’s no confirmation from Tesla Australia about the new variant, though the brand isn’t known for giving a heads-up before going live with changes to its line-up.
Also yet to be confirmed are some of the specifications of the new Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive variant, including whether it’s using the same battery as the longest range Model Y to achieve its impressive driving range.
Tesla’s UK website confirms it has a 4.9sec claimed 0-60mph time, which is about 5 seconds to 100km/h, and that its top speed remains 125mph (201km/h).
