Original Tesla Model S 2012–2016

Year by year

2012 Production begins in June 2012.¹
2013 No changes recorded.
2014 The P85D, with a second motor at the front and all-wheel drive, replaces the P85. Autopilot hardware is fitted to every car built from September 2014.¹
2015 70D, 90D and P90D added, and a rear-drive 70. The 90D takes over from the 85. Autopilot is switched on by a software update in October 2015.¹
2016 The 60 and 60D come back, using a 75 kWh pack limited by software. The facelift is shown in April 2016 and sold as the 2017 model year, so a 2016 car may wear either front.^1,2