The Tesla Mannequin 3 vary has been up to date to get a reduced-specification variant that takes the place of the prevailing Mannequin 3 Rear Wheel Drive variant for Mexico, and that is the bottom variant positioned beneath the Mannequin 3 Lengthy Vary and Mannequin 3 Efficiency.
A number of areas see the Mexican-market Mannequin 3 ‘Highland’ facelift obtain modifications, with the bottom variant of the EV providing a specs checklist that now brings cloth seat upholstery as an alternative of the vegan leather-based that got here as commonplace on the bottom RWD beforehand, in addition to the RWD Lengthy Vary and Efficiency variants, in line with web site Not A Tesla App.
Modifications to the specification of the bottom Mannequin 3 variant in Mexico additionally embody heating and cooling gear, specifically with the entrance and rear seats now not that includes heating and cooling features, in addition to steering wheel that’s now now not heated.
Infotainment specification additionally takes a success, as the bottom Mannequin 3 RWD variant for Mexico now not has the eight-inch display screen for the rear occupants, along with the primary touchscreen that’s commonplace for the Mannequin 3.
Elsewhere, the multi-colour ambient lighting on the Mannequin 3 Highland replace has been simplified on the bottom variant to characteristic solely white mild. Audio specs have been downgraded too, with speaker rely down from 17 to 9, which additionally means the removing of each subwoofers and the in-car audio system has been diminished to a single amplifier.
The Tesla Mexico web site quotes a variety of 439 km (EPA estimate) for the bottom, lower-spec Mannequin 3 RWD, priced from 749,000 pesos (RM175,696), whereas the following variant up, the Mannequin 3 Lengthy Vary is priced from 879,000 pesos (RM206,187), and the Mannequin 3 Efficiency is 1,029,000 pesos (RM241,383).
In Malaysia, the Tesla Mannequin 3 stays at its current pricing that was final modified in April this yr when costs have been minimize by RM8k throughout the board; thus, pricing continues to be RM181k for the Mannequin 3 RWD, RM210k for the Lengthy Vary AWD and RM242k for the Mannequin 3 Efficiency. What do you assume, Malaysian readers – would a decrease entry worth level be definitely worth the trade-off in specification?
GALLERY: Tesla Mannequin 3 Lengthy Vary AWD ‘Highland’ facelift in Malaysia
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