Tesla Model S facelifted

Update: 13/4/2016: Telsa has now released official images and details of its updated Model S electric car, confirming the new model will get a larger 48 amp charger, up from 40 amps. What does this mean? Slightly faster charging, basically.

It's also abundantly clear from the images that the updated model has had a nip and tuck, with a subtle new front end design that brings the "front fascia and headlights" closer to the new Model X SUV.

Other changes include the adoption of the Model X's HEPA air filtration system, designed to keep the cabin air super clean, and there's also two new interior décor options, dark ash wood and figured ash wood.

Tesla has announced that production of the updated vehicle vehicle has begun today at its Fremont factory in California; it's not clear when Australian deliveries of the renewed Model S will begin.

According to the Australian Tesla Design Studio website the entry-level Model S 70D starts at around $141,000, rising to $210,000 for the all-wheel drive P90D.

Tesla is the only car company in Australia that ties its prices to the US dollar, which results in frequent price fluctuations.

Tesla’s revised Model S has been leaked ahead of its reveal sometime this week.

The leak, posted on pure-electric car blog Electrek.co, was captured by a reader visiting Tesla’s Fremont factory where pictures of, what’s believed to be the facelifted car, had been mounted on the walls prematurely before the car was revealed.

From the single image it’s clear that the flagship sedan inherits a cleaner front nose treatment from the Model X SUV.

Look closer, and it appears the pure-electric Model S has new door mirrors that incorporate extra cameras that are thought to be added to boost the firm’s semi-autonomous Autopilot hardware.

We'll have more information concerning the new Model S that is rumoured to come with an even more powerful 100kWh battery option, along with pictures of the actual facelifted car, in the next few days.