--- title: "Tesla Model 3 Will Offer Less Than 100 Configurations, Compared to 1,500 for the Model S" description: "The Tesla Model 3 will have far fewer options than its big sibling." date: "2017-05-23" modified: "2017-05-23" authors: - name: "Stephen Edelstein" job_title: "Weekend Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/stephen-edelstein" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/10546/tesla-model-3-will-offer-less-than-100-configurations-compared-to-1500-for-the-model-s" categories: - "News" tags: - "Electric Cars" - "Electric Vehicle" - "model 3" - "sedan" - "Tech" - "Tesla" --- # Tesla Model 3 Will Offer Less Than 100 Configurations, Compared to 1,500 for the Model S ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* In addition to being substantially cheaper, the Tesla Model 3 will be less complicated to configure than the Model S. Tesla's $35,000 electric car will be available in less than 100 possible configurations, compared to more than 1,500 for the Model S, according to a comparison chart created by the automaker and published on the [Tesla Model 3 Owners Club forum](). Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the Model 3 [will be simpler, and offer fewer technology features]() than the Model S. That's confirmed by the comparison chart, which also offers a few more details about the Model 3. For example, it shows that the Model 3 will only feature a sole 15-inch touchscreen display, rather than the 17-inch portrait-oriented touchscreen and separate digital gauge cluster used in the Model S. Other Model S features that won't be available on the Model 3 include adaptive air suspension, glass roof, 21-inch "Performance" wheels, aluminum bodywork, HEPA filtration system, and self-presenting door handles. So the Model 3 won't be as good of a tool for showing off, but it will offer 215 miles of range at a relatively affordable price. Like the Model S and Model X, the Model 3 is expected to be offered with multiple battery-pack options, each offering a different amount of range. But given the relatively small number of possible Model 3 configurations we now know the car will offer, it's likely that Tesla won't offer many options—perhaps just two. For now, Tesla will only quote a 0 to 60 mph time of 5.6 seconds for the Model 3. Last year, Musk said the smaller Tesla [would be offered with Ludicrous Mode](), which should bump up performance a bit. However, the Model 3 probably won't be able to touch the 2.3-second 0-to-60 time [of the Model S P100D](). Tesla needs to maintain its model hierarchy, after all. Tesla's chart also reiterates some things we already knew. Instead of a hatchback with optional rear-facing third-row seats like the Model S, the Model 3 will be a conventional sedan with a trunk. It seats five, while the Model S can seat seven with the aforementioned third-row seats. The Model 3 also will not be available with free unlimited Supercharging. Tesla ended that perk for Model S and Model X owners effective January 15, but [it just introduced a referral program]() that lets current owners give the gift of free Supercharger use to friends. Current Model S and Model X owners also continue to receive gratis Supercharger access when they buy new cars. Tesla plans to [unveil the final, production-ready version of the Model 3 in July](), and start building customer cars shortly after that. The company has been taking Model 3 reservations since last year, and the backlog means that orders placed now won't be filled until 2018. That's assuming Model 3 production ramps up on schedule; Tesla hasn't met any of its own car-launch deadlines so far. ## Author Stephen has always been passionate about cars, and managed to turn that passion into a career as a freelance automotive journalist. When he's not handling weekend coverage for The Drive, you can find him looking for a new book to read. ### Author social links [Twitter]()