Tesla will be launching its all-electric crossover vehicle which the company calls as Model X in the second half of this year. Thus, it is likely that the American electric car manufacturer is seriously at work in testing the vehicle at this time.
True enough, the Tesla Model X was recently sighted having its test runs in the streets of California, details Valuewalk.
And it was not just sighted, there were actually photos taken to show that the electric crossover vehicle was undergoing testings recently.
But marketing experts suspect that the regularity of the sightings and the photo evidences of the test runs may actually be part of the marketing stunt of Tesla to generate interest on the new all-electric crossover vehicle.
Front end
A few weeks ago, the Tesla Model X has also been sighted undergoing test runs. The first sighting only showed the back end of the vehicle, which according to the photographer who captured the image, looks like the Tesla Model S that was launched two years ago.
The recent sighting however showed the front end of the Tesla Model X which featured a sort of squashed or pug nose, according to the onlooker who apparently captured it on photo.
The image showed that the Model X was covered by a customary layer of white camouflage but it was apparent that the car’s looks indeed resemble that of the Model S.
There have been scarce details about the long-awaited Model X from Tesla, which was first revealed as early as three years ago when the Tesla CEO unveiled a prototype of the electric crossover.
More than 20,000 people have invested a $5,000 deposit for one of the new cars then which reportedly features falcon-wing rear doors and a space capable of conveniently seating seven passengers including the driver.
It has also been reported that the all-wheel drive Tesla Model X will have three engine variants whose power will come in 70 kWh, 85 kWh and 100 kWh. It has been said also that the Model X can run a distance of 230 miles without needing to charge its electric batteries.
Release date
After being delayed by a year, the Tesla Model X will finally be hitting the retail markets in the second half of the year, unless Tesla comes up again with another aberration or excuse to push back the long-awaited market debut of its sport utility crossover electric vehicle.
Tesla Model X is a full-size crossover utility vehicle which was unveiled by Tesla Motors in Los Angeles, California as early as February 2012.
It is currently being developed from the full-size sedan platform of the Tesla Model S and is being mass produced at the company’s factory in Fremont, California.