The facelifted Tesla Mannequin 3 is lastly right here – nicely, not but within the US, nevertheless it’s coming – and it brings a stunning quantity of updates in just about all areas.

Each time a complete facelift like this launches, costs go up, and the 2024 Mannequin 3 makes no exception. In just about all of the markets it has launched, the costs have elevated in comparison with the outgoing mannequin.

That is the case in China, the place the place the refreshed Mannequin 3 is constructed at Tesla’s Gigafactory Shanghai. The brand new Mannequin 3 RWD begins at $35,800 (259,900 yuan), in response to Tesla’s Weibo account saying the beginning of pre-sales (through CnEVPost). That is a big value hike of 12 % over the outgoing Mannequin 3, which had a beginning value of just about $32,000 (231,900 yuan). 

The Tesla Mannequin 3 Lengthy Vary with Twin Motor AWD has a pre-sale beginning value of $40,750 (295,900 yuan), which isn’t a lot decrease than the outgoing Mannequin 3 Efficiency’s base value of $45,700 (331,900 yuan).

Now, it is price noting that when EV makers launch a brand new mannequin in China, they usually begin with a set of pre-sale costs, that are then lowered when the mannequin goes on sale. That being mentioned, it isn’t clear if Tesla will undertake this technique. The EV maker expects each variations of the brand new Mannequin 3 to begin transport within the fourth quarter in China.

New Tesla Mannequin 3 costs have gone up in Europe as nicely, though the will increase are a lot smaller. In Germany, for instance, the brand new Mannequin 3 RWD begins at $46,700 (42,990 euros), $1,090 (1,000 euros) greater than its predecessor. The brand new Mannequin 3 Lengthy Vary begins at $56,500 (51,990 euros), which can be 1,000 euros greater than earlier than. Each variants are listed with an estimated supply in October-November 2023.

France sees comparable value will increase, with the bottom 2024 Mannequin 3 RWD beginning at $46,700 (42,990 euros), up 1,000 euros, and the Mannequin 3 LR priced from $55,410 (50,990 euros), additionally up 1,000 euros. Italy additionally sees a 1,000-euro value hike on every Mannequin 3 trim.

We have checked Tesla’s configurator for different main European markets and the value will increase are comparable. Within the UK, nonetheless, Tesla’s web site reveals the outdated Mannequin 3 within the configurator, which is a bit odd contemplating that the brand new Mannequin 3 is now out there in Australia and New Zealand, that are additionally RHD markets.