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Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla is to launch a new entry-level Model S in the UK priced from £54,500 after the £5000 plug-in car grant.
The Model S 70D replaces the previous entry-level Model S 60 and increases the entry price into the brand from £51,315 by 6.2%, but the new model has an extended range from 230 to 275 miles and buyers get all-wheel drive and free use of Tesla's network of supercharger charging stations as standard.
Tesla has 20 superchragers in the UK and they can charge the Tesla's battery from empty to 50% capacity in 20 minutes, or to 80% in 40 minutes.
The new car comes with a 70kwh battery with a 0-60mph time of 5.2 seconds. The higher powered 80kw Model S is priced from £59,115 after the plug-in car grant.
Standard equipment includes Tesla's new Autopilot system, sat nav, lane departure warning system, automatic emergency braking and parking sensors.
Due to legislation in the UK, only the speed limit and lane assist features will be included with the Autopilot system, however a Tesla spokeswoman explained to BusinessCar in October last year that Tesla is "future-proofing" its cars and that more features will be available as when legislation on automated driving is passed.
Every Tesla has a 3G SIM cards pre-installed, which allows the company to remotely update the software without the need to visit a dealer.
Autopilot features outlined for US customers includes the car automatically opening a garage via Tesla's Homelink software, reversing out of the garage automatically, as well as the car setting the temperature and pre-selecting what Tesla calls "your favourite morning news stream".
The American company says the "introduction of this hardware is just the first step for autopilot technology in the Model S," and the firm plans to deliver a number of safety features that uses digital control of motors, brakes and steering to avoid incidents.
Tesla is due to launch an electric SUV called the Model X in the UK next year. The brand is taking reservations and first deliveries are expected in early 2016.
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