1 USD buys 5.4% less · since 2017-07

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Tesla Model 3

base rear-wheel drive, US list price before taxes and fees

$36,990

also priced in gold 268.553 g

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price last checked 2026-09-25

US list price of the 2026 Model 3 Standard, before the $1,640 destination fee, taxes and incentives. Launched at $35,000 in 2017 and repriced repeatedly since, so only the two documented anchors are plotted instead of a guessed curve.

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