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Tesla's all-electric BMW 3 Series rival could be at next year's Geneva Motor Show
Tesla's third model, revealed exclusively to Auto Express by Elon Musk as being named Model 3, is set to get its world debut in March next year. With the 2016 Geneva Motor Show kicking off on March 1st, there's a chance it could make its world debut in Europe, the home of the Model 3's chief rivals the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and Jaguar XE.
Although we'll get first sight of the new First Model 3 next year, first deliveries are not expected to be until Mid 2017. Power for the Model 3 will come from batteries produced in Tesla's new gigafactory, which will go on stream in Nevada later this year.
While no technical details of the Model 3 will be announced until next year, we'd expect it to have a level of performance that would at least match BMW's M3 and M4 supercars. With the recently-announced Ludicrous upgrade to the Model S allowing that car to get from 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds, we'd expect that the Model 3 will offer straight line performance to rival the M3's 0-62mph time of 4.1 seconds.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/tesla/8...-in-march-2016
Tesla's third model, revealed exclusively to Auto Express by Elon Musk as being named Model 3, is set to get its world debut in March next year. With the 2016 Geneva Motor Show kicking off on March 1st, there's a chance it could make its world debut in Europe, the home of the Model 3's chief rivals the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class, Audi A4 and Jaguar XE.
Although we'll get first sight of the new First Model 3 next year, first deliveries are not expected to be until Mid 2017. Power for the Model 3 will come from batteries produced in Tesla's new gigafactory, which will go on stream in Nevada later this year.
While no technical details of the Model 3 will be announced until next year, we'd expect it to have a level of performance that would at least match BMW's M3 and M4 supercars. With the recently-announced Ludicrous upgrade to the Model S allowing that car to get from 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds, we'd expect that the Model 3 will offer straight line performance to rival the M3's 0-62mph time of 4.1 seconds.
http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/tesla/8...-in-march-2016