--- title: "Tesla Model 3 Will Be More Affordable, Less High-Tech Than Model S, Elon Musk Says" description: "Musk added on Twitter that the first Model 3s will be left-hand drive, rear-wheel-drive only models." date: "2017-03-24" modified: "2017-03-24" authors: - name: "Aaron Brown" job_title: "Staff Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/aaron-brown" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/8605/tesla-model-3-will-be-more-affordable-less-high-tech-than-model-s-elon-musk-says" categories: - "News" tags: - "Electric Vehicle" - "Elon Musk" - "model 3" - "model s" - "sedan" - "Tesla" - "twitter" --- # Tesla Model 3 Will Be More Affordable, Less High-Tech Than Model S, Elon Musk Says ![]() *\www.thedrive.com\* Hope you didn't get your hopes up, Tesla maniacs. Tesla CEO Elon Musk explained on Twitter Friday that the upcoming Model 3 is not intended to be a next-generation Tesla, but rather, will effectively be a cheaper, less high-tech version of its flagship Model S sedan. Musk apparently noticed there was confusion regarding how the Model 3 would slot into Tesla's automotive lineup, so he took to Twitter to clear the air about the upcoming mass-market electric car. "[Am noticing that many people think Model 3 is the "next version" of a Tesla, like iPhone 2 vs 3. This is not true]()," Musk said in a tweet. "[Model 3 is just a smaller, more affordable version of Model S w less range & power & fewer features. Model S has more advanced technology]()." Apparently, the Model 3 is more of an iPhone SE to the Model S's iPhone 7. The CEO also said that the first Model 3s to be delivered will be rear-wheel drive only, while the dual-motor cars will come later. Right-hand drive models will also be put aside until the first left-hand drive RWD models are built, Musk said over Twitter. https://twitter.com/\_/status/845284390397665280 https://twitter.com/\_/status/845290417591541760 https://twitter.com/\_/status/845292269649354752 A "performance" Model 3 will come about a year from now, according to Musk's estimate. But the car will not be able to match the Model S's launch speed of 0-60 miles per hour in less than 2.5 seconds. https://twitter.com/\_/status/845293157977767937 The CEO also tweeted out a short clip of a close-to-production-ready Model 3 speeding through a Tesla parking lot. https://twitter.com/\_/status/845287211306139648 The video appears to show a car with a slightly tweaked front-end compared to the one we recently [saw video of driving around in California](). The blue car shown above looks like it has a different front bumper, swapped front headlights, and no lower bumper-mounted daytime-running lights. Musk ended his Model 3 information spread by retweeting a handful of pleased Tesla owners. ## Author Aaron was previously a contributing writer with Jalopnik and has also written for Business Insider covering cars. When he's not in the office writing the news, you'll probably find him thrashing a beater car around a RallyCross. ### Author social links [Instagram]() [Twitter]()