{"id":75792,"date":"2024-08-16T10:37:11","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75792"},"modified":"2024-08-16T10:37:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T14:37:11","slug":"tesla-testing-model-3-cheaper-interior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=75792","title":{"rendered":"Tesla is testing Model 3 with cheaper interior, starting at ~$35,000"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tesla is testing a Model 3 with a cheaper interior. It is currently only available in Mexico, but it could make it to other markets if successful.<\/p>\n

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Tesla notoriously doesn\u2019t offer many, if any, interior options other than a black or white interior.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why many were surprised to be presented with a new Model 3 interior if they chose the Model 3 Standard Range Rear-Wheel-Drive in the configurator in Mexico today.<\/p>\n

When ordering this trim, which is the cheapest option, they don\u2019t have an interior option between black and white anymore. Instead, they are presented with a new interior with textile seats rather than vegan leather:<\/p>\n

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With this new interior, Tesla is basically just removing features that were previously standard.<\/p>\n

For example, the new rear screen that was introduced with the Model 3 refresh is now gone:<\/p>\n

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The heated steering wheel and seats are also not included. It\u2019s unclear if Tesla is delivering a different steering wheel and seats or if they are the same with the heated function locked.<\/p>\n

Tesla has done that in the past with seats and had the feature unlockable through a paid software update.<\/p>\n

With the refresh, Tesla also introduced an ambient light to the Model 3 interior. With this new version, Tesla is not removing the light, but it is making it a \u201cwhite ambient\u201d light only rather than customizable RGB:<\/p>\n

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Again, this is potentially something that Tesla could unlock through a software update, as it\u2019s unclear if it actually changed the component.<\/p>\n

Tesla also now only includes acoustic glass on the front windows rather than in the whole car.<\/p>\n

How much are you saving with this cheaper interior?<\/p>\n

Tesla sells this Model 3 for 749,000 pesos. After the exchange rate and removing VAT, it is equivalent to about $35,000, which is $4,000 cheaper than the current Model 3 RWD price in the US, which again still has the regular vegan leather interior.<\/p>\n

Electrek\u2019s Take<\/h2>\n

This is currently only available in Mexico, but we assume Tesla is testing this new cheaper interior and if it works out, it will introduce it to other markets.<\/p>\n

As we previously reported, although Elon Musk killed Tesla\u2019s cheaper \u201c$25,000\u201d vehicle programs based on its new unboxed platform, he also approved two new vehicle programs that are based on Model 3 and Model Y and are expected to be cheaper.<\/p>\n

This looks like a preview of that with the introduction of cheaper material and fewer options.<\/p>\n

A $4,000 reduction in price might not sound like much, but it actually greatly expands Tesla\u2019s potential market.<\/p>\n

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Tesla is testing a Model 3 with a cheaper interior. It is currently only available in Mexico, but it could make it to other markets if successful. Tesla notoriously doesn\u2019t offer many, if any, interior options other than a black or white interior. That\u2019s why many were surprised to be presented with a new Model […]<\/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-75792","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\/75792","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=75792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75792\/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=75792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=75792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=75792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}