--- title: Tesla's Model X SUV Will Hit the Road Early Next Year description: Tesla's Model X SUV will begin deliveries in early 2015, the company says. canonical: https://time.com/2891374/tesla-model-x-suv/ author: Victor Luckerson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-06-17T20:40:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T08:28:13.862Z article:section: World og:title: Tesla's Model X SUV Will Hit the Road Early Next Year og:description: Tesla's Model X SUV will begin deliveries in early 2015, the company says. og:url: https://time.com/2891374/tesla-model-x-suv/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt581ed7ac07e05936/69869803d0b6f2763e304e50/tesla-model-x.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Tesla Model X og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Tesla's Model X SUV Will Hit the Road Early Next Year twitter:description: Tesla's Model X SUV will begin deliveries in early 2015, the company says. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt581ed7ac07e05936/69869803d0b6f2763e304e50/tesla-model-x.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tesla's First SUV Will Hit the Road Early Next Year by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Jun 17, 2014 8:40 PM CUT  The Tesla Model X is introduced at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 2013. The Tesla Model X is introduced at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, January 15, 2013.Stan Honda--Getty Images by [Victor Luckerson](/author/victor-luckerson/) ## Victor Luckerson Jun 17, 2014 8:40 PM CUT Tesla Motors will begin shipping its first SUV early next year, the company revealed in an email to customers this week. The Model X, which was first unveiled more than two years ago, is still on schedule to be delivered in early 2015, Tesla says — for customers who reserved it in advance, anyway. The Model X will retain many of its prototype features that initially got car fans excited. The SUV’s signature falcon doors, which open upward instead of outward, will make it to the final version of the vehicle, as will all-wheel drive and optional third-row seating. Right now Tesla’s flagship vehicle is the Model S, which sold about 22,500 units in 2013\. The company is still scaling up the production of the Model S; it will likely take the rollout of the Model X slowly as well. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2891374/tesla-model-x-suv/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2891374/tesla-model-x-suv/"},"headline":"Tesla's First SUV Will Hit the Road Early Next Year","datePublished":"2014-06-17T20:40:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T08:28:13.862Z","description":"Tesla's Model X SUV will begin deliveries in early 2015, the company says.","url":"https://time.com/2891374/tesla-model-x-suv/","keywords":["Autos","Elon Musk","Tesla","model s"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt581ed7ac07e05936/69869803d0b6f2763e304e50/tesla-model-x.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/victor-luckerson/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt581ed7ac07e05936/69869803d0b6f2763e304e50/tesla-model-x.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Tesla Model X","caption":"Tesla Model X","creditText":"Stan Honda--Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2891374/tesla-model-x-suv/","name":"Tesla's First SUV Will Hit the Road Early Next Year"}}]}] ```