Tesla Model X Gets Entry-Level, $74,000 60D Version

Tesla Motors has widened the Model X range with the introduction of a new entry-level 60D model.

Joining the 75D, 90D and P90D family, the most affordable version of the zero-emissions SUV carries a starting price of $74,000, which means that it’s $9,000 cheaper than the previous basic Model X, the 75D. For the money, consumers will get 259 HP and 325 pound-feet (441 Nm) of torque that propel the gullwing-door vehicle from rest to sixty (96 km/h) in 6.0 seconds and up to a top speed of 140 mph (225 km/h).

This means that the base variant has the exact performance specs as the 75D, but the range has dropped from the EPA estimated 237 miles (381 km) to 200 miles (322 km).

Given that Tesla dropped the 70D from the Model X range and replaced it with the 75D this spring, and the brand’s practice to offer disguised lesser versions whose capacity is limited by software, it remains to be seen whether the new 60D is actually a disguised 75D.

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