Bottom line: Tesla's long-overdue refresh for the Model S and Model X has finally arrived. Both vehicles have received a major interior overhaul that replaces the quondam portrait-style center touchscreen with a new 17" landscape display and adds a new 8" screen for rear passengers. The chief highlight, withal, is the yoke steering wheel that should excite aviation enthusiasts just may exist tricky for drivers (and Tesla) to utilise on actual public roads.

The new Model S and Model X may exist difficult to spot from the outside, because subtle changes to the front end bumper, rear diffuser, and the addition of new wheel designs and sizes. Things get much more interesting in the interior, which is now fifty-fifty more minimalistic than before and comes with a redesigned dashboard and center panel in the forepart, while rear-seat passengers get an 8" widescreen display of their ain, a new fold-down armrest, and revised seats.

Tesla has upped the screen resolution on the main console from 1900 x 1200 to 2200 x 1300 pixels and rotated information technology to mural style. The new orientation, combined with that yoke steering, may take some getting used to for existing Model Due south/Model X owners, merely more importantly, the infotainment organization packs 10 teraflops of processing power that Tesla says is "on-par with today's newest consoles."

There's also support for wireless controllers to play games, including titles similar The Witcher iii, as these press shots suggest, and plainly, fifty-fifty Cyberpunk 2077.

Ii questions for the new Model S/10: Will the EVs ship with that yoke steering wheel? and does Cyberpunk 2077 dip below 60fps?

In terms of powertrain, both the Model S and Model X come up in the standard dual-motor AWD 'Long Range' spec, good for up to 412 miles in the $79,990 sedan and up to 360 miles in the $89,990 SUV (excluding potential savings). They're also bachelor in the tri-motor 'Plaid' version that packs 1,020 hp and torque vectoring for confront-melting acceleration, better traction, and higher acme speeds.

The $119,990 Model Southward Plaid has a 390-mile range and can go from 0-60mph in nether two seconds with a top speed of 200mph. The Model X, meanwhile, carries the same toll tag and has slightly lower performance figures. Information technology takes around half a second more than the sedan to reach 60mph (ii.5 seconds), has a 163 mph top speed, and 340 miles of range. Both updated EVs are at present available in Long Range and Plaid spec, with deliveries expected in March.

Finally, there'southward the 'Plaid+' powertrain that's only available on the Model S. This model costs $139,990 and packs 80 more horsepower than the standard 'Plaid' version. Tesla says that the Model S Plaid+ is the most aerodynamic and fastest accelerating production car in the world, which also boasts an impressive range of over 520 miles.

Although Tesla is currently taking orders for the Model S Plaid+, customers will have to look until late 2022 for delivery.