Tesla has just announced THE FIRST BIG OVERHAUL since it launched the electric sedan in 2012. 

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This is also the first redesign since it launched in 2012. This new version lets the car travel at least 520 miles and goes from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under two seconds.

This will automatically shift between park, reverse, and drive though there will be an option to change drive modes on the touchscreen. 

“Car guesses drive direction based on what obstacles it sees, context & nav map,” Musk tweeted. “After you drive without using a PRND stalk/stick for a few days, it gets very annoying to go back & use a shifter! You can override on touchscreen.”

The Plaid and Plaid Plus versions have top speeds of 200 miles per hour (with the “right tires,” according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk), while the Long Range tops out at 155 mph. 

The new Model S starts at $79,990 for a “Long Range” dual-motor version that gets 412 miles of range. Or people can spend $119,000 for one with the new, more powerful “Plaid” the powertrain that goes 390 miles with that sub-2 second 0–60 time. The “Plaid+” version with 520 miles starts at $139,000. 

Tesla claims that all told, the new Model S with the updated powertrain is the “fastest accelerating production car ever made.” 

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