Electric vehicle maker Tesla has announced the starting price of its upcoming Model X SUV range ahead of its official Australian launch in October.

The Model X 60D will kick off the local line-up at $122,812.20 (including Luxury Car Tax) and sit below the 75D, 90D and P90D. Prices for the rest of the variants in the range are yet to be revealed.

Tesla calls the seven-seater Model X “the safest, quickest and most capable sport utility vehicle in history

With is stunning lift-up ‘Falcon Wing’ doors for rear passengers and sleek design Tesla calls the seven-seater Model X “the safest, quickest and most capable sport utility vehicle in history”.

While that may be true for the top-of-the-range P90D with its and its supercar-like 0-100km/h time of 3.4 seconds in Ludicrous mode, the base variant 60D will be only be capable of the sprint in a still-respectable 6.2 seconds.

Powered by two electric motors with an impressive combined output of 245kW and 525Nm the all-wheel drive 60D has a 60kWh battery and is capable of 355km before needing to be recharged.

2016 Tesla Model X

First unveiled to the world in 2012 before going on sale in the United States late last year, the Model X was the second offering to come from Tesla and sits alongside the Model S sedan and the company’s most recent addition - the Model 3 hatch.

The Model S is currently on sale and pre-orders for the Model 3 started in March this year.

Tesla has been making news recently following the fatal crash of a Model S. It was discovered that the driver of the vehicle was watching a video while the car steered itself in autonomous Autopilot mode.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk defended his vehicle technology saying the Autopilot system was still in a “Beta phase” of testing and needed to remain alert and ready to takeover control while in the self-driving mode.

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