<\/p>\n 2023 Tesla Model S – Courtesy of Tesla, Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Tesla brought back the steering wheel option<\/a> in January 2023. The conventional round wheel was initially reintroduced as a no-cost option, and quickly became the default on Tesla’s online configurator. Now, any customer who wants the yoke will have to pay extra for it.<\/p>\n It doesn’t appear this was Tesla’s original plan. In July 2021, CEO Elon Musk was asked on Twitter<\/a> (the most direct way to get information about Tesla because the automaker no longer has a public relations department) if there was any chance of a normal steering wheel option. Musk responded with a straightforward “no.”<\/p>\n Elon Musk denies plans for a steering wheel option alongside Tesla yoke in July 2021 tweet<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Since Tesla introduced its steering yoke, other automakers have also taken up the idea, but with somewhat different approaches. BMW applied for a yoke steering wheel patent<\/a> in 2022. The design, which incorporated fold-away grips, frees up more space, the automaker said in a patent application. BMW hasn’t discussed plans to use this design in a production car, however.<\/p>\n Lexus has actually taken that leap, adding a yoke to its RZ 450e electric crossover. Lexus’ version was designed for use with a variable-ratio steer-by-wire system<\/a>, which worked quite well in a prototype drive. But Lexus has no timeline for bringing its yoke and steer-by-wire system to the U.S. market<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Tesla steering yoke is now a $250 option for the Model S and Model X, marking a change of direction for the automaker. The yoke was announced in January 2021 as part of a refresh of the Model S and Model X, Tesla’s two oldest models. 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