Since 2016

Model X

Range up to 329 miles.

Generations

• 2015–2021 Original

  The launch generation, defined by its falcon-wing rear doors and panoramic windshield.

• 2021–present Refresh

  Revised interior and new steering wheel, plus the tri-motor Plaid variant.

Specs

Source: EPA fueleconomy.gov.

What changed

• 2016 Smart Air Suspension standard

  Adaptive air suspension became standard equipment, replacing coil springs on earlier cars.

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• 2021 Plaid variant and interior refresh

  Tesla introduced a tri-motor Plaid model alongside a revised interior with a new steering wheel design and updated suspension geometry.

  How to recognize it: Plaid badging plus the redesigned steering wheel and center console mark a 2021+ cabin.

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• 2025 Front bumper camera and ambient lighting

  A later update added a front bumper-mounted camera, revised wheel designs, increased third-row legroom, and dynamic ambient interior lighting.

  How to recognize it: A front bumper camera lens and dynamic ambient interior lighting distinguish this from older cars.

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Trivia

• The falcon-wing doors open upward and tuck the leading edge close to the body, needing less clearance than traditional gull-wing doors.

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• Tesla sued its Swiss hydraulics supplier over oil leaks and overheating in the falcon-wing door mechanism -- a major contributor to the Model X's delayed launch.

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• In May 2018 a Model X set a Guinness World Record towing a 287,000 lb Boeing 787-9 nearly 1,000 feet at Melbourne Airport.

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• Since 2020, SpaceX has used modified Model X SUVs -- each with mission-specific vanity plates -- to drive NASA astronauts out to the launch pad.

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• It was originally planned for early 2014 delivery; door and cooling issues pushed the actual launch back over a year.

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