The Model 3 is Tesla’s ticket into the automotive big-time, its smallest and most affordable model to be rolled out across the world in huge numbers. With the Model 3, the hi-tech Californian “disruptor” firm wants to do to the compact saloon market what it’s already achieved in luxury sedans (with the Model S) and SUVs (with the Model X).

And FoS this year will be the first time anyone in Europe has been able to see it in the metal, ahead of local sales which are tipped to begin in 2019. If reaction to the car’s launch in the US is any guide, expect Tesla’s FoS stand to be mobbed by inquisitive enthusiasts keen to see what all the fuss is about. The Model 3 will be on show all four days of FoS, alongside its Model S and X bigger brothers.

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