{"id":39758,"date":"2023-01-06T12:04:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=39758"},"modified":"2023-01-06T12:04:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T17:04:34","slug":"1138362_tesla-model-s-and-x-steering-wheel-yoke-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=39758","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Model S and X bring back steering wheel option"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tesla Model S and Model X customers can again order a conventional steering wheel instead of Tesla’s unorthodox steering yoke.<\/p>\n

Tesla’s online configurator now shows a steering wheel as a no-cost option alongside the yoke. It’s listed in the “Interior” section, where customers also select an upholstery color.<\/p>\n

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The yoke appeared in 2021<\/a> as part of a refresh of the Model S and Model X that also saw a switch to a Model 3-like horizontal central touchscreen, as well as the introduction of Plaid performance variants.<\/p>\n

\"2022<\/p>\n

2022 Tesla Model S Plaid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It was initially unclear if Tesla seriously planned to ship cars with the airplane-style steering instrument, but the first yoke-equipped cars were delivered to customers in June 2021. Perhaps unsurprisingly, one person’s impressions shifted quickly from liking the yoke to being frustrated with the awkward steering<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Awkward isn’t something you want in a car like the Model S Plaid, which packs a 1,020-hp three-motor powertrain and can accelerate from 0-60 mph in just under 2.0 seconds.<\/p>\n

Despite the drawbacks, other automakers have jumped on the yoke bandwagon.<\/p>\n

\"2022<\/p>\n

2022 Tesla Model S Plaid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

BMW applied for a yoke steering wheel patent<\/a> in 2022. The design, which incorporated fold-away grips, frees up more space, BMW said in its patent application. The automaker hasn’t discussed plans to use this yoke in a production vehicle, however.<\/p>\n

Lexus has actually taken that leap, adding a yoke to its RZ 450e electric crossover. Unlike other yoke applications, though, Lexus’ version was designed to be used with a steer-by-wire system<\/a>, which we found worked quite well. The yoke and steer-by-wire system haven’t been confirmed for the U.S., however. The RZ 450e launches here as a 2023 model but with a conventional steering wheel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tesla Model S and Model X customers can again order a conventional steering wheel instead of Tesla’s unorthodox steering yoke. Tesla’s online configurator now shows a steering wheel as a no-cost option alongside the yoke. It’s listed in the “Interior” section, where customers also select an upholstery color. The yoke appeared in 2021 as part […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39759,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-cars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=39758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/39759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=39758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=39758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=39758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}