Tesla’s offer gives prospective buyers of the Model 3 an opportunity to drive a Model S sedan for as low as $593 a month for 24 months. They can also have the same lease arrangement for the Model X SUV for as low as $730 a month for two years as well.
Of course, the lease plan is actually a rent-to-own strategy and thus, buyers would need to shell out a big amount of downpayment in the process, particularly for the more expensive and luxurious Model X.
While the Model S sedan has already been launched by Tesla a couple of years back, it would apparently be releasing the 2016 edition of the electric vehicle late next month. The offer on the Model X is quite surprising since it has just been released a few weeks ago.
Reports have it that the offer is only meant to perk up the company’s third quarter 2016 sales which is why the offer is only good up to September 12.
Some critics, however, are of the opinion that the strategy is a safety net by Tesla Motors in the event that it fails to deliver the Model 3 on time in the second half of next year. So those who shall be biting the offer, particularly those who have placed reservations for the Model 3, would not feel the long wait even if the release date of the sedan got delayed for some reasons.