{"id":40274,"date":"2023-01-13T06:04:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40274"},"modified":"2023-01-13T06:04:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T11:04:05","slug":"tesla-plaid-test-drives-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=40274","title":{"rendered":"Tesla Begins Plaid Test Drives In Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla has started offering test drives with the Plaid variants of its Model S and Model X in Europe, two months after the American brand began deliveries to the Old Continent.<\/p>\n<p>The news was posted in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/teslamotors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram Story on Tesla\u2019s official account<\/a>, where the EV maker included a link to a test drive form for the <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-s\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Model S<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-x\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Model X<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Model 3<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/model-y\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Model Y<\/a>. And judging from some recent Twitter posts from various social media users, it looks like Plaid test drives are still available in some European countries.<\/p>\n<section class=\"embed-item trinity-skip-it\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"embed\" data-embed-code=\"%3Cblockquote%20class%3D%22twitter-tweet%22%3E%3Cp%20lang%3D%22en%22%20dir%3D%22ltr%22%3EPlaid%20test%20drives%20now%20in%20Europe%20%F0%9F%8C%8D%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F4jUhRQhhEK%22%3Ehttps%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F4jUhRQhhEK%3C%2Fa%3E%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FTesla%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3E%40Tesla%3C%2Fa%3E%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Felonmusk%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3E%40elonmusk%3C%2Fa%3E%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ft.co%2F4yq0qjbBwM%22%3Epic.twitter.com%2F4yq0qjbBwM%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fp%3E%26mdash%3B%20Dima%20Zeniuk%20%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%A6%20(%40DimaZeniuk)%20%3Ca%20href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDimaZeniuk%2Fstatus%2F1612762025951731713%3Fref_src%3Dtwsrc%255Etfw%22%3EJanuary%2010%2C%202023%3C%2Fa%3E%3C%2Fblockquote%3E%20%3Cscript%20async%20src%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fplatform.twitter.com%2Fwidgets.js%22%20charset%3D%22utf-8%22%3E%3C%2Fscript%3E%20\" contenteditable=\"false\">\u00a0<\/section>\n<p>On <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/tesla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\">Tesla<\/a>\u2019s German website, the test drive form mentions that to drive a Model S or Model X, the applicant must have a valid driver\u2019s license that\u2019s at least seven years old. Those who want to test out a Model Y or Model 3 just need a valid license, no matter how long they\u2019ve had it.<\/p>\n<p>As <em>Teslarati<\/em> reports, orders for the Model S and Model X in their Long Range variant are now open in Europe, offering the EV thrill for a slightly lower price than that of the Plaid trim.<\/p>\n<section class=\"trinity-skip-it\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"video\" data-url-params=\"\" contenteditable=\"false\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sizer\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAYAAAA7KqwyAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAABpJREFUeNpi\/P\/\/PwMlgImBQjBqwLAwACDAAOVfAw9\/ZDvcAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n<p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VP4TFvihAxA\" data-src-param=\"\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that back in December, a fresh Model S Plaid was <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/626102\/tesla-model-s-plaid-europe-spec-review\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22626102%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-model-s-plaid-europe-spec-review%22%7D\">reviewed by the German YouTube channel Autogefuhl<\/a>, where the driver was impressed by the EV\u2019s \u201cphenomenal\u201d driving feeling, although he wasn\u2019t as impressed by the yoke-style steering wheel. With this being said, <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/629859\/tesla-models-x-and-plaid-round-steering-wheel-standard\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22629859%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-models-x-and-plaid-round-steering-wheel-standard%22%7D\">Tesla offered a free fix<\/a> for those who don\u2019t want to spec their cars with the aircraft-like steering, adding a round steering wheel as the standard pick, while the yoke can be had as a no-cost option.<\/p>\n<p>Tesla began <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/news\/621867\/tesla-model-s-plaid-europe-higher-top-speed-tow-hitch\/\" data-inline-widget=\"internal-links\" data-type-id=\"0\" data-params=\"%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22621867%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-model-s-plaid-europe-higher-top-speed-tow-hitch%22%7D\">European deliveries<\/a> its top-spec Model S Plaid and Model X Plaid vehicles in November 2022, two years after the company revealed the models in the United State of America. In Germany, a Tesla Model S Plaid starts at 137,990 Euros, which is the equivalent of roughly $150,000. By comparison, in the US, the Model S Plaid starts at $114,990, according to the company\u2019s official website.<\/p>\n<section class=\"relatedContent-new trinity-skip-it\" draggable=\"true\" data-widget=\"related-content\" data-widget-size=\"content\" data-params=\"%7B%22type_id%22%3A0%2C%22title_id%22%3A%22%22%2C%22items%22%3A%5B%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22630785%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Germany%3A%20Massive%20Plug-In%20Car%20Sales%20Surge%20In%20December%202022%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22germany-plugin-car-sales-december2022%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FNGG3Vl%2Fs5%2Ftesla-model-3-and-model-y.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22630800%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22More%20Tesla%20Semis%20Ready%20To%20Deliver%20After%20Final%20Inspections%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22more-tesla-semi-ready-for-delivery-final-inspection%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FNG1zgj%2Fs5%2Ftesla-semi.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22630769%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla%20Snatches%202022%20US%20Luxury%20Sales%20Crown%20From%20BMW%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-snatches-2022-us-luxury-sales-crown-from-bmw%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2FKbnAgq%2Fs5%2F2021-tesla-model-s-plaid-nurburgring-petersen-automotive-museum.jpg%22%7D%7D%2C%7B%22article_edition_id%22%3A%22630723%22%2C%22title%22%3A%22Tesla%20Starts%20Hiring%20For%20Its%20Lithium%20Refinery%20In%20Texas%3A%20Here%E2%80%99s%20What%20Jobs%20Are%20Available%22%2C%22alias%22%3A%22tesla-hiring-for-lithium-refinery-texas%22%2C%22section%22%3A%221%22%2C%22is_video%22%3A%220%22%2C%22images%22%3A%7B%22s5%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.motor1.com%2Fimages%2Fmgl%2F40eB9M%2Fs5%2Ftesla-4680-type-battery-cells-at-the-tesla-giga-texas.jpg%22%7D%7D%5D%7D\" contenteditable=\"false\">   <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla has started offering test drives with the Plaid variants of its Model S and Model X in Europe, two months after the American brand began deliveries to the Old Continent. The news was posted in an Instagram Story on Tesla\u2019s official account, where the EV maker included a link to a test drive form [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8313,"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-40274","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\/40274","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=40274"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40274\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=40274"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=40274"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=40274"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}