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Tesla Model 3

Highland Tesla Model 3 2024–2026

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The refresh developed as Project Highland, sold in the US from January 2024: a new nose and tail, a rear-seat screen, ventilated front seats, and no stalks until 2026. A cheaper Standard joins for 2026.

What it came with

Motors
Single motor1,2, Dual motor1,3
Batteries
78.1 kWh3
Drivetrains
Rear-wheel drive1,2, All-wheel drive1,2
Trims
Rear-Wheel Drive (2024)4,1, Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive4,5,2, Long Range All-Wheel Drive4,5,2, Performance6,5, Standard (2026)7,2,8
Packages
Full Self-Driving4,5
  • Drag coefficient: 0.219, down from 0.2259,3
  • Long Range AWD EPA range, 2024: 341 miles1,4
  • Performance, 2024: 510 hp and 296 miles of EPA range6
  • Premium Rear-Wheel Drive EPA range, 2026: 363 miles2
  • Standard EPA range, 2026: 321 miles2,7
  • Standard's paint colours, May 2026: Stealth Grey, Pearl White and Diamond Black only10

Colors

  • Stealth Grey PN01 11,1,12
  • Pearl White Multi-Coat PPSW 11,12
  • Deep Blue Metallic PPSB 11,13,12
  • Solid Black PBSB, 2024–2025 11,14,12
  • Ultra Red PR01 11,1,12
  • Diamond Black PX02, 2025–2026 14,12
  • Marine Blue 5N4G, 2026 10,13,12
  • Frost Blue PB00, 2026 10,13,12 Rare

Interiors

  • Black Perforated leatherette, Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range All-Wheel Drive, Performance 8
  • Black and White Perforated leatherette, Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range All-Wheel Drive, Performance 8
  • Black Textile and leatherette, Standard, 2026 8

Rare catches

Rare options, colors and interiors to look out for, and whether finding one is good news.

  • Rare Frost Blue Color

    On the Model 3, Performance only, from May 202610,13

Year by year

  • 2024 The refresh reaches the US in January 2024, as Rear-Wheel Drive and Long Range AWD: new front and rear lights, an 8-inch rear screen, ventilated front seats, 17 speakers, more sound insulation, and turn signals on the steering wheel in place of stalks. The Performance follows in April. The Rear-Wheel Drive ends in July, and a Long Range RWD is built from July.1,9,6,4,3
  • 2025 No major changes. Diamond Black replaces Solid Black from April 2025.5,14
  • 2026 A cheaper Standard arrives in October 2025, the Long Range versions are renamed Premium, and a turn-signal stalk returns. In May 2026 Marine Blue replaces Deep Blue, and Frost Blue is offered on the Performance.2,7,10,13

Sources

  1. SlashGear 2024 (refresh in the US)
  2. Edmunds 2026 review
  3. Wikipedia
  4. Edmunds 2024 review
  5. Edmunds 2025 review
  6. Not a Tesla App 2024 (Performance)
  7. Drive Tesla 2025 (Model 3 Standard)
  8. AxleAddict 2026 interior review
  9. Not a Tesla App 2023 (refresh announced)
  10. Not a Tesla App 2026 (new colours)
  11. Electrive 2024 (refresh in North America)
  12. TeslaTap paint
  13. Drive Tesla 2026 (Marine and Frost Blue)
  14. Drive Tesla 2025 (Diamond Black)