2026 Tesla Model 3 · Trims · Rear-Wheel Drive
What is the 2026 Tesla Model 3 Rear-Wheel Drive?
The cheapest of the Model 3's four trims in our data. US cash vehicle prices checked October 16, 2026 with incentives disabled; /order fees and tax are extra. The Rear-Wheel Drive starts at $36,990. The next one up is the Premium Rear-Wheel Drive, at $42,490.
Our Model 3 data has all four current US refreshed sedan variants, factory wheels and tires, black/white interior choices, matched 2026 records and electrical power flow. It doesn't have pre-refresh cars, earlier 2026 hardware differences, paint, , subscriptions, financing, unmatched 19-inch EPA ratings and current Performance wall-energy certification yet, so something missing from this page may still be offered.
Where the Rear-Wheel Drive sits
Every 2026 Model 3 in our data by starting price.
The Rear-Wheel Drive as it comes
Before any options.
- Wheels
- 18-inch Prismata wheels
- Tires
- 235/45R18
- Seats
- Five seats · base interior
- Touchscreen
- 16-inch center touchscreen
Also standard: Panoramic roof · Heated seats · Digital Key
One step up: the Premium Rear-Wheel Drive
The Premium Rear-Wheel Drive costs $5,500 more. Our Model 3 data isn't complete enough to list what it adds.
What you can add
Options and for the , by their own price. Some need others with them.
- 19-inch Dark Nova wheels+$1,500
More Model 3 answers
- Rear-Wheel Drive vs Premium Rear-Wheel Drive
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- Premium All-Wheel Drive vs Performance All-Wheel Drive
- Rear-Wheel Drive vs Performance All-Wheel Drive
- Dual-motor AWD
- Ventilated front seats
- Adaptive suspension
- An 8-inch rear touchscreen
- Seven seats
- A fixed glass roof
Build your own
Add options to see what they change, or switch trims to see what you gain or give up.
The Rear-Wheel Drive, as it comes
↑ The answerRear-Wheel Drive
$36,990
Cash vehicle price · destination/order fees extra
Rear-Wheel Drive
$36,990
Cash vehicle price · destination/order fees extra
- Range
- mi
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- Energy/100mi
- kWh
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- DC peak
- kW
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- Cargo
- ft³
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- EPA range
- mi
- 2026 EPA · factory 18-inch wheels
- Energy / 100 mi
- kWh
- 139 MPGe · wall electricity
- Peak DC charging
- kW
- Peak only · not a sustained rate
- Cargo space
- ft³
- Behind second row · frunk excluded
- Curb weight
- lb
- Tesla stock trim · options add weight
- No Dual-motor AWD
- No Ventilated seats
- Has Glass roof
- No Adaptive dampers
- Has Phone key
Choose a trim
Packages & options
Wheels
What your options change
This is a stock Rear-Wheel Drive. Pick a package and every part it swaps shows up here, and in orange on the car.
- No Dual-motor AWD
- No Ventilated seats
- Has Glass roof
- No Adaptive dampers
- Has Phone key
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- MPGe
- 139 combined
- Charge port
- NACS · AC / DC
- Clearance
- 5.4″ unladen
- Seats
- 5 seats
- Rear screen
- Not fitted
- Cargo · five aboard
- 24.1 ft³ total · includes frunk
- System output
- 2026 hp / torque not verified