Available in five or seven-seater formats, there is a massive amount of space inside, while accessing the expansive cabin’s third row via the novel gullwing ‘Falcon Wing’ doors is easy.
The dash is largely Model S-derived, meaning that the cabin was completely overhauled for 2021, with a new dash, better quality materials, improved rear seating and a jet-fighter-style quartic steering wheel.
With an electric motor on each axle for all-wheel drive, the Model X has no problem getting its prodigious power to the ground, for brutally muscular yet silky performance. The tri-motor Plaid breaks SUV acceleration records. It also corners as if magnetised to the road, backed up by pleasingly cushy suspension.
As per the Model S, recharging takes time – using a regular household plug needs about 50 hours, the optional 7kW wall box cuts that to 15 hours, or nearly eight hours via a 22kW plug, while Tesla’s Supercharging Network cuts these times down to between 23 minutes and 57 minutes, depending on how much power is going through.
The styling that includes unique gullwing rear doors and pricing that won't provide new owners rebates from any Australian state, but the Model X is full of high tech, has a great range capability, enormous performance and is arguably the world’s most interesting SUV.
Tesla Model X Long Range (Plaid in brackets) specifications
Motor: AC synchronous electric
Transmission/drive: Single-speed reduction gear/AWD
Battery: 95kWh Lithium Ion
Power/torque: 500kW/>750Nm (760kW/>1000Nm)
0-100km/h: 3.9s (2.6s)
Consumption: N/A
Electric range: 580km (547km)
Warranty: 4yr/80,000km
Battery warranty: 8yr/240,000km
Safety rating: 5 stars
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