Tesla / 2017
Model 3
Long Range RWD · United States
New to Carioo2017 Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD · front view
2017 Tesla Model 3 Long Range RWD · front view
Original photos from Tesla’s first U.S. production Model 3 Long Range RWD handover on July 28, 2017 in Fremont, California. Steve Jurvetson / CC BY 2.0 · Resized and encoded to WebP under the same license.
Editorial research
Tesla began U.S. Model 3 deliveries with the 2017 Long Range RWD. The five-seat electric sedan has a single rear motor, with 258 hp recorded in Tesla’s certification and 310 miles of EPA range when new.
What stands out
The original Long Range version carried a 310-mile EPA rating and used one rear motor with a single-speed drive.
Before you decide
On a used car, check battery condition and charging history. The EPA rating describes the vehicle when new.
The details, considered.
- Model year
- 2017
- Specification market
- United States
- Power
- 258 hp
- Seats
- 5
- Doors
- 4
- Driven wheels
- RWD
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Transmission gears
- 1
- WLTP range
- 499 km
Manufacturer figures for the specified market. Equipment and results vary. Power is expressed in mechanical hp; PS figures are converted where needed.
www.autoevolution.com ↗www.sec.gov ↗www.fueleconomy.gov ↗www.tesla.com ↗Sources and methodology
Researched from the sources below. This is not a hands-on road test.
- Tesla · 2017 Model 3 Long Range U.S. certification, pages 1–5
- Tesla · 2017 second-quarter shareholder update and July 28 handover
- EPA and U.S. DOE · 2017 Tesla Model 3 Long Range
- Tesla · 2017–2023 North American Model 3 owner's manual
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