Tesla Model X 60D SUV is the new entry-level Model X at £64k

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The Tesla Model X has been revealed as the new entry-level Model X SUV, with 60 kWh of power, a range of 130mph and 0-60mph in around 6.0 seconds.

The Tesla Model X SUV, in case you’ve been on Mars for  the last coupe of years, is a Falcon door all-electric SUV with the potential to accelerate like a supercar and travel up to 300 miles on a single charge. But in that spec it’ll cost you £110k.

Now although no one in the UK is likely to get their hands on a Model X until next year, you can now order a new entry-level Model X – the Model X 60D – with 60kWh of battery, a range of 220 miles and a 0-60mph of around 6.0 seconds. The Model X 60D will cost you £64,100.

But the 60D is in fact not a 60D at all, but a 75D with a chunk of its capacity dialled out of the equation by software and you can, if you wish, pay something around £9k to access the 75D’s extra range and performance.

If you absolutely must have BEV SUV there really isn’t much choice but to grab the Tesla and pay your £64k for the entry-level model, but if you’re happy with electric just sometimes, that £64k does give you other options.

In particular, the Volvo XC90 T8 with its 400bhp Twin Engine powertrain, good for 0-60mph in a bit over 5 seconds and, if you’re spending £64k, you could get the range-topping Inscription or R-Design.

And you can have the XC90 now.