Tesla Model S, base price of the top model X, simplified interior options

Tesla does not really follow the trend of the model year in the automotive industry: when it is ready to change its range of vehicles, it will do it whenever it is deemed practical, as on a weekend apparently arbitrary in November.

According to Electrek, Tesla has updated its Model S and Model X online configurator significantly over the weekend. Now an S 75D model will cost you $ 78,000 in the US, while an X 75D model now costs $ 84,000, which represents a $ 1,000 increase for both window stickers. At the same time, non-performing variants of the S and X models now cost $ 500 less ($ 96,500 and $ 99,500 respectively).

The automaker has also modified and modified the prices of some of its interior options. The all-black Premium interior is now standard on the S and X models. If a buyer wants to go from the cream or white "leather" (this is not real leather) to the seats, it will cost you $ 1,500 instead of the $ 3,300 used. at. The Black Textile finish has been completely removed from the configurator, but Electrek says it's still available "off-menu", but it's hard to know how long this option will be available stealthily.

You're here also streamlined its interior options in general, by locking together the color of the seat material and the type of trim. Most cars with black interiors will now be locked in ash wood paneling, cream-colored seats will have oak paneling, and white interior cars will have dark ashes. The P100D variants of the S and X models now only have two interior choices: black or white, both locked to a carbon fiber trim.

It's probably the reduction of the inner configuration that Elon Musk tweeted in late October. As the company continues to push its production to new heights, eliminating the complexity of the assembly process should help further improve its production rates. Tesla has achieved a profitable third quarter in 2018, but with the legendary $ 35,000 3 model, it must ensure that it can withstand the lower margins of a cheaper model, and reduce the complications inherent in his more expensive models is a way to do that.