Tesla Model 3: Interior

Seats, materials, controls, lighting — and the colours. This page sums up what the Model 3 comes with today, and also explains the former trim levels whose names still show up in used-car listings.

Interior of the Tesla Model 3

The interior today

What the current Model 3 comes with — broken down by drivetrain variant where they differ.

Seats

Rear-Wheel Drive
Vegan leather with textile inserts
Long Range: Rear-Wheel Drive / All-Wheel Drive
Perforated vegan leather
Performance
Sport seats, perforated vegan leather

Front seat heating

Rear-Wheel Drive
Yes
Long Range: Rear-Wheel Drive / All-Wheel Drive
+ ventilation + power adjust
Performance
Sport + ventilation + power adjust

Rear seat heating

Rear-Wheel Drive
not available
Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive · Long Range All-Wheel Drive · Performance
Yes

Steering wheel

Rear-Wheel Drive
Manual adjust
Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive · Long Range All-Wheel Drive · Performance
Power adjust

Decor

Rear-Wheel Drive · Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive
Textile decor
Long Range All-Wheel Drive
Synthetic suede and textile
Performance
Synthetic suede and carbon fibre

Ambient lighting

Rear-Wheel Drive
not available
Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive · Long Range All-Wheel Drive · Performance
Wraparound, configurable

Rear climate

Rear-Wheel Drive
Manual vents
Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive · Long Range All-Wheel Drive · Performance
Touchscreen-controlled
The interior today

Before 2020: the interior trim levels

Tesla offered the Model 3 interior in three levels for a time. If you are looking at a used car, the names still appear in listings — here is what each one included.

Before 2020: the interior trim levels

Trim levels

1

Standard Interior

Base interior of the first Model 3 generation, below Partial Premium and Premium.

Tesla did not list separate features for this level.

2

Partial Premium Interior

Middle interior level. Adds power adjustable heated front seats and upgraded audio over the base interior, but without the premium audio system and connected services of the top level.

  • 12-way power adjustable heated front seats
  • Premium seat material and trim
  • Upgraded audio – immersive sound
  • LED fog lamps
  • Center console with storage, 4 USB ports and docking for 2 smartphones
  • Standard maps & navigation
3

Premium Interior

Top interior level. Heated seats front and rear, the 14-speaker premium audio system and the connected services (satellite maps, streaming, browser).

  • 12-way power adjustable front and rear heated seats
  • Premium audio – 14 speakers, 1 subwoofer, 2 amps, and immersive sound
  • Satellite-view maps with live traffic visualization and navigation
  • In-car internet streaming music & media
  • Internet browser
  • Location-aware automatic garage door opener
  • LED fog lamps
  • Center console with storage, 4 USB ports and docking for 2 smartphones

Colour options

All Black

Interior colour, described by Tesla in 2019 as “Black leather interior”. Today Tesla uses vegan leather; see the equipment table above for the current material.

Black and White

Interior colour, described by Tesla in 2019 as “White leather interior”. Today Tesla uses vegan leather; see the equipment table above for the current material.

Source: tesla.com/model3/design via the Internet Archive (as of 2019-06-02) — Tesla’s current page no longer lists these variants — the archived snapshot is the evidence.