Tesla to launch more affordable Model X 70D from $80000

It also gives the company momentum going into its first full year of Model X production, he said. Next comes the 90D that will be reaching showrooms towards middle of 2016 while the cheaper 70D is in the lowest rung with deliveries slated not before end-2016.

The company has now opened up order books for a more affordable Model X variant: the 70D.

Anyone affected has been advised to bring their auto to a Tesla fix centre for a free three- to six-minute seat check.

Tesla Australia is taking orders for the Model X with a refundable $6000 deposit, but first Australian Model X deliveries to customers who have pre-ordered will not begin until the third quarter of next year. You’ll be able to choose if you want a 70D, 90D, or P90D version of the Model X, with the models corresponding to different battery capacities and performance capabilities.

Tesla calls its Model X as the fastest, safest, and most capable SUV in the history.

But there is an additional, much larger group of reservation holders for the Model X – between 20,000 and 30,000 worldwide, depending on cancellations – who are waiting for a standard production version of the auto.

The most basic Model X, with a 70 kilowatt-hour battery pack, starts at $80,000, before state and federal incentives are factored in. The top speed of this model is 155mph. The pricey Model X P90D should arrive in buyers’ driveways in early 2016, with the P90 and P70 slated for delivery in mid- and mid/late-2016, respectively.

The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company came under some criticism from Wall Street due in part to the high price of the Signature Series version of the Model X, which costs $142,000 when fully loaded.

The distinctive Falcon wing doors are Tesla’s approach to making an SUV with all the utility of a minivan; that was how Elon Musk described the design brief back in September. A six-seat configuration costs another $3,000 and a seven seat configuration adds $4,000.

A $4,500 option for “Premium Upgrades”, which includes a self-presenting driver’s door, a HEPA air filtration system, and more, is available. If you hit all the other options, like premium sound system ($2,500), subzero weather package ($1,000), and towing option ($750), you get pretty close to the $100,000 mark.