The Model 3 Standard is your cheapest way into Tesla ownership in the UK

Tesla has announced pricing and further details of its new Model 3 Standard, and it’s now your cheapest way into the small EV in the UK.

The boggo Model 3 will start at £37,990 on our shores, or you’ll be able to pay £249 per month on a five-year PCP deal with a £9,100 deposit and a 10,000-mile yearly limit.

Much like it did with the Model Y Standard, Tesla has made a number of UK-specific changes for the entry level trim that means it differs from Standards elsewhere in the world. Here we get a lower top speed (110mph) and a slightly less powerful single, rear-mounted motor, meaning the 0-60mph sprint takes 6.2 seconds (vs 5.8 seconds in the rest of the world).

These alterations mean the Model 3 Standard sits in insurance group 32 – the lowest of any Tesla to date.

Of course, the Standard also gets a slightly smaller battery than the rest of the Model 3 range, so there’s 332 miles of WLTP range. The next step up the Model 3 ladder is the Premium Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, which costs £44,990 but claims a whopping 466 miles on a charge.

The Standard also bins the ambient lighting, does without a touchscreen for rear seat passengers and gets simple passive shock absorbers. There’s also fabric and vegan leather upholstery, 18in wheels and just seven speakers for the audio system. You’ll cope. Oh, and unlike in the Model Y Standard, you do get a proper panoramic glass roof here.

Tesla also says that it comes as standard with its basic level of Autopilot and is “hardware-ready for Full Self-Driving (Supervised), which will be enabled remotely on applicable vehicles once approved by local regulators".

Want to see what we thought of the Model Y Standard? Click this link right here.