Tesla Model S Price Revealed
It’s easy to take the mickey out of Tesla and their promise of an electric car nirvana with the Model S. The prices Tesla has always quoted revolve round a four seat, four door luxury executive express coming in at a frankly unbelievable sub $50k.
But that’s exactly what’s been revealed today, with the Tesla Model S with a 160 mile range battery pack costing $49,900. Mind you, that is after Federal tax credits thrown at eco cars, so the actual list price is $57,400. Still, that’s quite a deal for an impressive sports saloon.
Taking a straight conversion of USD to GBP, adding import duty and tax, and you’d end up somewhere around £48k. But a closer guess would probably be a straight Dollars to Pounds conversion. Even then, that will make the Tesla S only around £50k after the taxpayer bribe of £5k when the Tesla S arrives in the UK, probably in early 2013.
Moving up the Model S range we get the 230 mile range option at $67,400 and the 300 mile range Model S at $77,400. The range-topping Performance – with a 0-60mph of 4.4 seconds – will cost $87,400. Tesla are also warranting the batteries for eight years.
The range Tesla are quoting for their Model S cars is based on an average speed of 55mph, so if you opt for the 300 mile range battery – an 85kWh battery pack – and the Performance version you’ll be lucky to see half that. But that still makes the Model S more than usable for most.
Options are where Tesla will probably make their money, and although all the Model S range comes with 19″ wheels and a huge 17″ touchscreen there’s plenty of ways to spend more on your car. 21″ wheels will cost $3500, metallic paint $750, Tech Pack $3,750 and Nappa leather $1500.
Tesla certainly seem to have delivered on price. Lets’ hope the car itself delivers on its performance and luxury promise.
Source: Tesla
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