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Tesla Model S underwent another facelift. It has a crazy steering wheel and an even crazier top version

The almost five-meter-long Tesla Model S electric car has been in production since 2012. It will enter 2021 in a significantly innovated form, mainly in terms of interior.

The Tesla Model S is a car that the American electric car manufacturer has reoriented from the production of an electric sports car to a more conventional type of car. It was the Model S that actually launched the brand’s significant expansion into world markets. It has been produced since 2012, but it is not planned to retire, at least not yet. For the year 2021 comes a significant facelift of the Tesla Model S, which the management itself recently announced. In addition, the derived SUV Model X will see similar innovations.

The American brand thus continues to gradually innovate the car, which it has been gradually improving since its arrival on the market. Maybe last year Long Range Plus version with 100kWh batteries extended the range to 647 kilometers, thus being the first serial battery electric car to exceed the magical limit of 400 miles on a single charge.

The modernization of the Tesla Model S focused mainly on the cabin, the exterior remained virtually intact, although minor retouching ensured a sportier look. The car thus got rid of its characteristic vertically oriented touch screen of the multimedia system and replaced it with a horizontally oriented display with a diagonal of 17 inches, not unlike that of the Models 3 and Y.

At the same time, the carmaker promises brighter colors and even better reactions to the order. The display resolution reaches 2200 x 1300 pixels. In addition, the screen will now be available to rear seat passengers, located in the rear of the front center console.

However, the steering wheel is also an important change. Tesla was following the path of futurism when she cut off its upper part, the result of which is more like a stick in planes than a steering wheel. It thus evokes the solution already presented in the new Tesla Roadster planned for this year. Another interesting feature is the missing levers under the steering wheel, which will probably be replaced by buttons directly on it.

However, Tesla also adjusted the range of engines. Instead of the top version of Performance comes the pair Plaid and Plaid +, which Elon Musk talked about last autumn, stating that the derivative called Plaid will get three electric motors.

According to the new configurator, the Plaid achieves an output of 761 kW thanks to the power of three electric motors, thanks to which it accelerates from 0-100 km / h in 2.1 seconds and travels at a maximum speed of 320 km / h. The range is estimated at 628 kilometers. The price on the Czech market is 3,304,900 crowns.

Plaid + then apparently gets the three electric motors just announced. It has over 820 kW of power, offering the ability to accelerate from 0-100 km / h in less than 2.1 seconds and to manage a quarter-mile sprint in less than nine seconds. The estimated range is over 840 km. The Czech price is then set at 3,789,900 crowns.

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