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Model X (2021)

Released October 2021

The redesigned Model X with a landscape centre touchscreen, rear passenger display and permanent-magnet powertrains, including tri-motor Plaid. This generation retains falcon-wing doors and offers different seating layouts; the figures below distinguish later European versions before the separate 2025 refresh.

Model history · 2 models, 2019–2021

2019Model X (2019)Compare
2021Model X (2021)

Body: SUV
Powertrain: Electric
Power: 676–1,019 bhp
Range: 337–358 mi
Boot: 425–1,050 l

Specifications

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Performance

Powertrain: Electric
Power: 676–1,019 bhp
0–62 mph: 3.9 s
Top speed: 155–163 mph
Engine or motors: Tesla’s 2021+ GB guide specifies permanent-magnet synchronous motors at both axles; Plaid has carbon-fibre-wrapped rotors and two rear motors. The listed later European EV Database versions have 504 kW (Dual Motor) and 760 kW (Plaid), converted to 676 and 1,019 bhp. These are not asserted as every launch-market specification.
Gearbox: Single-speed fixed gear; front 7.56:1, rear 9.04:1 (Plaid 7.56:1)
Drive: All-wheel drive

Range and charging

Zero-emission range (WLTP): 337–358 miles
Range detail: EV Database’s specified European versions: 576 km (358 miles) WLTP combined for Dual Motor; 328–337 miles for Plaid depending on test energy configuration. Plaid’s maker-reported 2.6-second 0–62 mph claim excludes rollout. Its adjusted 2.9-second database figure is estimated, so neither is entered as an unqualified main acceleration figure.
Charging: EV Database lists 11 kW AC for the specified European versions. Its 250 kW DC limits and 95 kWh usable capacities are marked estimates and omitted. Tesla’s 2021+ guide gives 407 V nominal high-voltage battery voltage.
Efficiency: WLTP rated 191 Wh/km (Dual Motor), 335 Wh/mile (Plaid) (EV Database)
CO2 emissions: 0 g/km

Practicality

Body: SUV
Seats: 5–7
Boot: 425–1,050 litres
Length: 5,057 mm
Width: 1,999 mm
Boot: Tesla’s GB 2021+ guide: five seats have 1,050 litres behind the second row or 2,410 with it folded. Six seats have 425 behind the third row, 935 with it folded or 2,431 behind the front seats in maximum cargo position. Seven seats have 425 behind the third row, 957 with it folded or 2,314 behind the front seats. A separate 183-litre front boot is not added to the rear boot field. Maximum folded volumes are not all-seats-up capacity.
Towing: EV Database lists up to 2,300 kg braked for the specified European Dual Motor version, or 2,250 kg for Plaid, with the required towing equipment.
Size: 5,057 mm long, 1,999 mm wide (2,271 mm with mirrors), 1,680 mm high with the air suspension at medium; 2,965 mm wheelbase; 12.3 m turning circle (Tesla owner's manual)
Release and generation details: Tesla’s official 17 October 2021 post confirms first deliveries of the new Model X; contemporaneous Electrek coverage dates the initial California handovers to 16 October, so the main date retains October precision. Tesla’s January 2021 update explicitly says the preceding Performance versions of Model S and Model X were replaced by tri-motor Plaid, supporting the 2019-generation link without claiming every version ceased sale immediately. European numerical configurations here followed later and are distinct from the 2025 physical refresh.

Tech and safety

Infotainment: Centre touchscreen, driver display and a rear touchscreen; yoke or steering wheel; no Apple CarPlay or Android Auto

Pros and cons

Pros

Five-, six- or seven-seat layouts, depending on version
Separate front boot and adjustable air suspension
Plaid has three permanent-magnet motors

Cons

Left-hand drive only
Falcon-wing doors prevent conventional roof racks
Boot capacity changes substantially with the seating layout

Closest rivals

Model	Body	Powertrain	Power	Range	Boot	Released
BMWiX	SUV	Electric	402–650 bhp	365–426 mi	500 l	Nov 2021
TeslaModel X (2019)	SUV	Electric	–	233–349 mi	–	2019
Mercedes-BenzEQS SUV	SUV	Electric	355–536 bhp	400 mi	245 l	Dec 2022

Previous model: Model X (2019). Newer model: Model X (2025).

Sources

Photo: Tesla Model X 2021+ shared exterior illustration

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