Tesla Model S (2012) vs Tesla Model X (2015)

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Model S (2012) compared with Model X (2015)

	TeslaModel S (2012)	TeslaModel X (2015)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2012	September 2015
Performance
Powertrain
Powertrain	Electric	Electric
Power
Power	302–463 bhp	329–532 bhp (better)
0–62 mph
0–62 mph	3.3–5.8 s	3.1–6.2 s (better)
Top speed
Top speed	120–155 mph	130–155 mph
Engine or motors
Engine or motors	Original liquid-cooled AC induction rear motor; D versions add a front motor. Tesla’s 2012 US sheet gives 270 kW / 362 hp for the 85 and 310 kW / 416 hp for Performance. Its 2013 brochure (read as a ReadkonG copy) gives 225 kW / 302 hp for the original 60. Later European figures are from the exact EV Database listings: 278 kW (85), 235 kW (70), 245 kW (70D), 311 kW (85D) and 345 kW (P85D), converted to bhp. These are separate period specifications, rather than a single unchanging launch rating.	Liquid-cooled AC induction motors at the front and rear, as specified in Tesla’s original European owner guide. The guide’s separate motor maximum ratings are not added together as combined output. Exact EV Database European listings give 245 kW (60D/75D), 311 kW (90D/100D), 345 kW (P90D) and 397 kW (P90D Ludicrous), converted to bhp. P100D power is omitted because that database marks 500 kW as estimated.
Torque
Torque	2012 US specification: 440 Nm (85) or 600 Nm (Performance).	–
Gearbox
Gearbox	Single-speed transaxle; 9.73:1 reduction ratio on the original rear-wheel-drive version.	Single-speed fixed gear. Tesla’s guide gives final-drive ratios of 9.325:1 for the smaller motor and 9.734:1 for the larger Performance rear motor.
Drive
Drive	Rear-wheel drive on the original 60, 70, 85 and P85/P85+; all-wheel drive on D versions.	All-wheel drive, with a motor at each axle.
Range and charging
Fastest charging
Fastest charging	90–120 kW	120–145 kW (better)
Range detail
Range detail	Tesla’s 2012 US sheet rates the 85 and Performance at 265 miles EPA. The 2013 brochure gives 208 miles EPA for the 60. EV Database gives 312 miles NEDC for the later European 85. EPA and NEDC figures are retained here and are not entered as WLTP range. Tesla’s 2012 acceleration figures are 0–60 mph (5.6 seconds for 85 and 4.4 for Performance), so they are not entered in the 0–62 mph fields.	These pre-Raven versions have NEDC or EPA ratings, rather than WLTP. EV Database’s European NEDC figures include 259 miles (75D), 304 miles (90D), 351 miles (100D) and 337 miles (P100D). They are not entered in the WLTP fields. The 2019 Standard Range, Long Range and later Performance versions belong to the separate Raven generation.
Charging
Charging	2012 US specification: 90 kW peak DC Supercharging on the 85; Supercharging was optional for the 60. Standard 10 kW AC onboard charger, or optional 20 kW twin chargers in that US specification. EV Database’s later European 70/70D/85/85D/P85D listings give up to 120 kW DC and 11 kW AC. Battery badge numbers are not published usable capacities. The original 60 has a 60 kWh pack, unlike the software-limited 75 kWh pack in the later 2016 60.	Exact EV Database European listings: up to 120 kW DC for 60D/75D/90D/P90D and P90D Ludicrous, or 145 kW for 100D/P100D. AC ratings are 11 kW for 60D/90D/P90D/P90D Ludicrous, and 16.5 kW for the listed 75D/100D/P100D versions. These equipment-dependent ratings are not one universal original specification. The 60D used a software-limited 75 kWh pack (EV Database). Battery badge capacities are nominal, and estimated usable values are omitted.
Practicality
Body
Body	Saloon	SUV
Seats
Seats	5–7	5–7
Boot
Boot	744.7 litres	–
Length
Length	4,970 mm	5,036 mm
Width
Width	1,964 mm	1,999 mm
Weight
Weight	–	From 2,352 kg
Boot
Boot	2012 US sheet: rear luggage space 744.7 litres with rear seats up or 1,645.2 litres folded, plus a separate 150.1-litre front boot. The January 2016 European manual lists combined front/rear totals of 894.85 litres for single-motor cars and 815.5 litres for dual-motor cars; those combined totals are not used as rear boot capacity. Optional rear-facing seats accommodate two children, rather than two additional adults.	Tesla’s European guide specifies maximum rear cargo space behind the front seats: 2,299.5 litres (five seats), 2,002 litres (six seats) or 2,166 litres (seven seats), with the second row forward and/or folded as applicable. A separate 187-litre front boot is listed. The 357-litre area behind the third row is included in those rear totals. Maximum folded/forward figures are not entered as all-seats-up boot capacity. Early six-seat individual middle-row chairs slide and tilt but do not fold flat, as tested by Car and Driver.
Towing
Towing	–	Up to 2,250 kg when equipped with the towing package and within gross-weight limits, per the European guide. Its specified 19-inch winter tyres are required if towing on that wheel size; passenger and luggage loads can reduce available capacity.
Size
Size	Main dimensions use the January 2016 pre-facelift European manual: 4,970 mm long and 1,964 mm wide without mirrors; 2,189 mm with mirrors, 1,445 mm high and 2,960 mm wheelbase. The 2012 US launch sheet instead gives 4,978 mm length, 1,435 mm height and describes its 1,964 mm width as mirrors folded. These source differences are retained rather than treating all markets and dates as identical.	Original European owner guide: 5,036 mm long, 1,999 mm wide without mirrors, 2,072 mm with mirrors folded or 2,271 mm with mirrors extended; 1,684 mm high and 2,965 mm wheelbase. Main 2,352 kg kerb weight is the guide’s lightest 60D/75D rating with fluids, without occupants or cargo; 90D is 2,389 kg, P90D 2,439 kg, 100D 2,459 kg and P100D 2,487 kg, varying with equipment.
Release and generation details
Release and generation details	First customer deliveries were on 22 June 2012 in the US. Tesla’s Q1 2013 filing confirms original 60 kWh deliveries began in that quarter; the launch sheet’s autumn 2012 wording was a production plan. UK deliveries began in June 2014. Dual-motor deliveries began in December 2014. Tesla reported the 70 kWh rear-/all-wheel-drive options and 90 kWh upgrade in its 2015 filing. The 90D/P90D badges and Ludicrous option are confirmed by the maker service manual, but later facelift performance figures are not substituted where pre-facelift specifications remain unverified.	Tesla’s October 2015 delivery report confirms the first customer handovers in Q3 2015; contemporaneous Fortune coverage places those handovers on 29 September. Main date retains September precision. European battery/motor versions followed later; EV Database’s October 2016 or January 2017 order dates are not treated as this family’s first delivery. Six- and seven-seat layouts are options alongside the five-seat version. The 2019 Raven generation changes the front motor and damping and is documented separately.
Tech and safety
Infotainment
Infotainment	17-inch portrait centre touchscreen and separate driver instrument display.	17-inch portrait centre touchscreen and separate driver instrument display. Driver-assistance hardware and software options changed during this generation.