On January 7, the price of Tesla's Model X Plaid on the official website of tesla was raised, increasing by $6,500 (about 41,600 yuan) to $126,490 (about 807,000 yuan), because the default model was changed to 6 seats.
Previously, model X Plaid was also available with five or six seats, but currently only a six-seat version is available. Model X is available in 5, 6, and 7-seater versions.
Model X Plaid is different from the Model X, the performance is more violent, 0-60 miles (96 km) acceleration time of 2.5 seconds, the use of three motors, the interior is also used in a new interior, using three screens (including the screen behind the armrest box), the price is much more expensive than the Model X. Model X Plaid sales are not so high, providing so many seats to choose from, it will be much more complicated in production, the production line is not so simple, which will affect Tesla's production efficiency.
Musk has previously said that Tesla has too many models, and is currently trying to streamline the total number of models in the existing product line to maximize production efficiency. If you reduce it to a model, the 6-seater is a more suitable choice. It can sit up to 6 people, and even in the case of 5 people, the rear passenger experience is much more comfortable. For the 7-seater model, it will be more troublesome for passengers to enter the third row, and the 6-seater is the mainstream model of the large SUV.
The Model X Plaid can be positioned as a daddy car with violent performance, providing comfortable riding conditions for the whole family while the driver can also enjoy an invigorating driving experience and good handling performance.
The active driving feature on the Model X Plaid is a feature that Ray personally likes very much. Electric vehicles without the sound of the engine, wind noise can be offset by double glass, another major source of noise is road noise, it happens to be low-frequency noise, just easy to be eliminated by active noise reduction, and the vocal, car horn sound is relatively high-frequency sound, not easy to be eliminated by active noise reduction.
The Model X Plaid is only available in a 6-seater model, making it easier to port to other plants. The Shanghai plant is also currently being expanded, and the Shanghai plant may also produce this model in the future.