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A new Tesla” D “tested at Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles on 9 October 2014 – Mark Ralston AFP

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The electric car manufacturer Tesla has unveiled three new “Model S” 4×4 twin-engine, whose an acceleration “senseless”, hoping to conquer fond clients speed and in harsher climates than its California stronghold.

There will be three new Model S, announced the head of Tesla Elon Musk on Thursday night during a press conference at the Hawthorne Airport, in the suburb of Los Angeles. “! normal model, an athlete, and a fool,” said he joked

All three will be the twin-engine 4×4 that can be ordered as an option on Friday.

The new models with curved lines and sports all bear the letter “D”, meaning “twin engine” ( “dual engine”), one forward and one aft, argued Elon Musk, in front of a packed audience.

The 60D has a range of 360 kilometers and can up to 200 km / h, the 85 D a range of 472 kilometers and will rise up to 248 km / h.

P 85 D, a high-end model, will push up to 249 km / h and accelerate to 100 km / h in 3.2 seconds, making it one of the industry’s fastest sedan, promises Elon Musk.

It will be available from of 120,170 dollars.

With these new models, including Tesla hopes to win followers all-electric and speed in American regions where the weather is less forgiving in its California stronghold.

These four-wheel drive sedan will be equipped with software “autopilot” with anti-collision functions.

It will “see the car in front of you through the fog, snow, sand, “and will include sensors and support functions to drive and parking area, listed Elon Musk.

According to him, the addition of a second engine will not slow down the Car: “on the contrary” technology allows the vehicle to “get dynamically pull from back to front”

“This allows maximum efficiency of both engines and compensate. the increase in mass, “he has said.

” The acceleration is a bit faster and higher “maximum speed, the boss insists green builder”, “visionary also creator of the aerospace company SpaceX, PayPal payment service and compressor computer document Zip

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Tesla had created the “buzz” by announcing last week a press conference for Thursday. The invitation hinted at a garage door ajar profile of a “Model S”, but had a great D.

“There has been much speculation on the (car) ‘D’ I learned many things including some that I did not think possible, “quipped Elon Musk, referring to press speculation.

The action gained 0.77% to 258 98 dollars in trade outside the market to 0700 GMT, after losing 0.88% in session Thursday.

Electric vehicles still represent only about 3.5% of vehicle sales in the United States but them forward.

Tesla came to prominence with electric sports car, the Roadster, released in 2007.

Acclaimed by Hollywood stars like George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio, it much to make “sexy” “green” cars in the United States.

“Model S” sedan more family, was released in 2012 The group is developing another model The X, a crossover 4×4 with deliveries expected to begin next year.

It was also announced in July the start development of a compact luxury sedan, the Model 3, which should be sold cheaper, between 35,000 and 40,000 dollars unity.

Tesla also a lot of talk in recent months with its proposed “giga-factory ‘lithium-ion batteries, which should be the largest in the world and represent 4 to 5 billion dollars of investment. It will be built in Nevada (western United States).