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Model S configuration no longer available

DrowningInManyCats | 2026-02-22 00:07 | 318 views

Looks like model S production is slowing down. Lunar silver is currently no longer available (there didn’t seem to be any warning tweets or messages previously about it about to be sold out) and there is no word on when the other colors will be no longer available.

Comments (83)
reality_comes 2026-02-22 00:14

😢

Fogdrog 2026-02-22 00:19

A real shame.

PriceNinja 2026-02-22 00:21

The only model i'd buy from Tesla ever again .

Otto_the_Autopilot 2026-02-22 00:21

I'd guess any colors bespoke to the S/X will be discontinued when they use up their paint supply. Factory probably ran out. ~~Edit: looks like lots of colors are gone across the lineup. 3 and Y are only available in black, white, and grey. They don't even list red anymore.~~

Itsnotadrone 2026-02-22 00:22

Nooooooooooo

vitaliyh 2026-02-22 00:24

Same

BaxBaxPop 2026-02-22 00:28

I bet this is how it will go. Eliminating one color at a time until the last ones come off the line. Bets on last color?

GoSh4rks 2026-02-22 00:29

> 3 and Y are only available in black, white, and grey. They don't even list red anymore. I think you were looking at the standard models, or the premium ones.

Otto_the_Autopilot 2026-02-22 00:32

Ah yes, thanks for the correction.  I just clicked on the "Order Now" button below the title "Performance Model Y" so didn't think to change the trim.

degausser22 2026-02-22 00:32

I have a 2023 S and it’s an incredible car. I’ve driven the 3 and Y and it’s just so much better. Shame it’s going away..

Any_Context1 2026-02-22 00:45

But hey, at least we can but $20,000 robots now! Given Musk’s track record of getting big new products ready for sale in a timely manner, this transition from car company to robot company will go great.

Rav4Primer 2026-02-22 00:59

Not to mention, his record of wildly overestimating demand for products. He planned to scale Tesla to produce 500k Cybertrucks per year and they only managed to sell 20k in 2025 (half of what they sold in 2024). The Tesla Semi seems to have few buyers - who do they envision is going to buy these robots in large quantities in the next year or two?

Confucius_said 2026-02-22 01:00

Sad.

dipl0maniac 2026-02-22 01:04

Production will end by end of April

cbdoc 2026-02-22 01:11

I keep thinking (hoping) its a bait and switch to get the S/X off inventory to make room for the fully redesigned versions…

Otto_the_Autopilot 2026-02-22 01:15

I think you just see more 3/Y variants like the Model Y L in China.  Maybe we finally get a plaid model 3 with a 100kWh battery.

Trumbulhockeyguy 2026-02-22 01:23

White

vitaliyh 2026-02-22 01:26

I don’t think it would be redesigned… but yes, likely bait and switch

Familiar_Marzipan_46 2026-02-22 01:29

The silver was the best color to me.

CollectionAutomatic1 2026-02-22 01:53

Black

Lovevas 2026-02-22 02:00

You are confused with supply vs demand. Texas gigafactory has the design capacity for CT to be over 500k if the demand reaches. It's the demand that didn't reach that level, not supply. I suggest you to understand the basic of supply vs demand

Ljhughes8 2026-02-22 02:09

End of a chapter

Rav4Primer 2026-02-22 02:25

Patronizing. Cute. I understand the difference. Elon both estimated sales (demand) of up to 500k per year and touted that they had the ability to meet that (very wrong) forecast. https://www.auto123.com/en/news/elon-musk-tesla-cybertruck-sales/70342/ Edit: this guy blocked me when he realized he was dead wrong LOL 🤷‍♂️

bike_tyson 2026-02-22 02:26

Such a beautiful car.

Lovevas 2026-02-22 02:29

Estimated sales <> demand. You still don't understand the difference

duggatron 2026-02-22 02:33

I don't think you read their original post correctly. Your correction doesn't make any sense.

Lovevas 2026-02-22 02:35

You still don't understand the difference. Sales estimate is only an estimate, demand is the real demand. Estimate never equals to demand. You should at least learn economics 101

cjohn4043 2026-02-22 02:54

Let’s not forget that FSD is absolutely flawless and everyone is ready to transition to a future where they no longer own cars!

Physical_Reason3890 2026-02-22 03:19

Shrug. Can't remember the last time I saw a S or X on the road. I see 3's and Y's everyday. Maybe one day they'll come back in some limited capacity but I fully understand why they are doing this and agree with it. I'm sure the sales numbers support it. Hopefully they're will be a push to an even cheaper model one day Edit: you can downvote all your want, considering it only sold 5k models last quarter just shows it's a niche car. This is the same thing as people never going to a restaurant then crying when the restaurant closes

bam1007 2026-02-22 03:23

You can have your robot drive your new roadster. 😏

Rav4Primer 2026-02-22 03:36

This is textbook asinine trolling. You are adding nothing to the conversation and trying desperately to pivot. Move along.

Lovevas 2026-02-22 03:47

Lol, you just don't know anything

Quin1617 2026-02-22 03:57

They’re not wrong, it’s not that Tesla *can’t* produce 500k CTs a year, demand has simply never warranted doing so. And tbf to Elon, he actually said anywhere from 250k to 500k.

kroven009 2026-02-22 04:00

Can't wait to watch a robot spend an hour folding my 3 shirts

Rav4Primer 2026-02-22 04:15

So Tesla *can* produce 500k Cybertrucks? Source? Even a forecast of 250k sales per year is so far from reality.

Any_Context1 2026-02-22 05:06

The robots, like the self driving Waymos, will actually be most likely run by teams of guys in the Philippines and India. Think about that when you “program” it to fold your laundry, wipe your ass, or jerk you off. It’s actually just a guy in a sweatshop half a world away with a remote control.

vncfrrll 2026-02-22 05:25

I would like a future where owning a car isn’t a requirement and public transportation is good for most people.

derolle 2026-02-22 05:26

Or the X Plaid. Also discontinued ironically.

WilliamG007 2026-02-22 05:37

Yes it’s a night and day better car than the 3 and Y. I just traded in my 2022 S Plaid for a 2026 S Plaid and even more impressed by how much better it is in terms of NVH, and general build. End of an era.

SippieCup 2026-02-22 05:44

Will be pretty hard to really fit 100kwh in a model 3 footprint tbqh. Would have to be at least a couple inches taller and use different cells or packs for it to happen.

MajorAction62 2026-02-22 06:11

What? Is that true? Ha

OSUfan88 2026-02-22 06:23

250k per year, but point taken.

Capable-Reach7509 2026-02-22 07:13

Wish my trade in was higher on my 19 X, I’d love to get the 26 version to live out my days haha

pw154 2026-02-22 07:25

> Shrug. Can't remember the last time I saw a S or X on the road. I see 3's and Y's everyday. > > Edit: you can downvote all your want, considering it only sold 5k models last quarter just shows it's a niche car. This is the same thing as people never going to a restaurant then crying when the restaurant closes Braindead take. S/X were never meant to be common, they're halo cars. How many Mercedes S-Class do you see on the road? Mercedes sold only 5,000 units in the US in 2025 and it's not killing off its flagship sedan due to poor sales.

Aptosauras 2026-02-22 07:27

Primer grey.

_casshern_ 2026-02-22 07:34

I wish the blue frost metallic colour was available on Model Y!

jonas_man 2026-02-22 08:26

In europe it has been like this for some days. Only inventory available for S and X

FBI-INTERROGATION 2026-02-22 08:45

100% lol

saintmaestra 2026-02-22 10:16

sign. i couldn’t wait to afford this in 3 years.

OutlandishnessNo5636 2026-02-22 10:57

They are discontinuing everything, CT is next

Pdxlater 2026-02-22 14:36

I see plenty of GLS’s around, not many X’s anymore.

VeryRealHuman23 2026-02-22 14:39

nah just slap those bats in the frunk and subfloor in the trunk

chowdharry 2026-02-22 15:49

This speaks volumes for so many of us. It looks great, drives great, and has the features that make it a perfect modern sedan!

nyrol 2026-02-22 15:50

I mean, yeah there are more 3s and Ys, but out of the 5 Teslas I see at every intersection, generally one of them is an S or an X. Hell just last night my friends parked next to an X and were waiting for another X to go by in the parking lot to cross. This isn’t even in California either, and about 15 miles away from the closest SC.

Physical_Reason3890 2026-02-22 16:18

Its really weird how all you guys are glazing these cars. Yeah they were cool. If I could I would have loved an S. But the fact is they weren't selling and the space they took up can be better utilized

Physical_Reason3890 2026-02-22 16:28

That's interesting. But the numbers still support what I was saying. Just ~2.7 % of cars sold were S/X/CT in q4 2025. On the year it's about 3% of total sales. That's bad, real bad. These cars are not selling https://ir.tesla.com/press-release/tesla-fourth-quarter-2025-production-deliveries-deployments

thuktun 2026-02-22 16:38

Haven't you heard? [Musk says Tesla isn't a car company.](https://www.reddit.com/r/economy/comments/1cd849u/elon_musk_insists_tesla_isnt_a_car_company_as/)

sailirish7 2026-02-22 17:36

If you have money for an S, you have money to get it wrapped in whatever color you want.

nist7 2026-02-22 17:41

Ultra red....in homage to the very first S which came in red. Fyi, the guy who bought the every first S also got promised the very last S by Elon. He was a very early Tesla investor

Quin1617 2026-02-22 18:11

I see ‘em quite often, which is surprising given how expensive they are. This move has been a long time coming, the S and X were just a means to an end. Tesla has no interest in the luxury car market. Hopefully the Roadster actually becomes a thing, or if not we get Plaid variants of the 3 and Y.

Physical_Reason3890 2026-02-22 18:19

Id love a plaid 3

kapachia 2026-02-22 19:10

Model S came out of in 2012 with minor light update externally since. Tesla clearly didn’t think it is worth effort to update financially.

DocZo 2026-02-22 20:42

Truly a shame. I will never buy a 3 or Y. Was hoping to buy an S with AI5. Guess I'll be going back to Porsche since Tesla refuses to cater to the luxury sedan/SUV market.

icy1007 2026-02-22 22:06

It’ll likely come back.

icy1007 2026-02-22 22:07

Model 3 will never get a Plaid variant. lol

RogerRabbit1234 2026-02-22 23:35

No. They connect to human drivers when they get stuck or something. But they are absolutely autonomous. I’ve been in one that got stuck in a round-a-bout it just went around and around and around. I had to push a button on the dash and it connected with someone that drove it out of the intersection, then the robot took back over and they comped my ride.

songbolt 2026-02-23 01:51

What is NVH?

WilliamG007 2026-02-23 01:53

noise, vibration, harshness. The entire 2026 model S and X have improved insulation compared to prior models.

songbolt 2026-02-23 02:04

Thanks. 2025 3 did over the 2023 as well

hutacars 2026-02-23 02:32

That's just it... I want the alternative to car ownership to be human-scale cities with public transit, bike, and micromobility options, not a forced subscription to an oligarch's robotaxi service.

Safe-Act3545 2026-02-23 06:54

Move to Portugal

the_mace 2026-02-23 12:19

Still driving my 2018 S75D. Evidently the last Tesla car I’ll own which is sad. I love the car and it’s in perfect condition. No reason to get a last model now but I don’t like the 3 or Y. I don’t think I like any of the competition ev sedans out there yet. The S with the hatch is a great car.

Jolly-Bell-240 2026-02-23 20:11

Yeah, the bot's gonna be delayed like everything else.

CriticismFew4082 2026-02-23 21:28

My FSD is almost flawless!

CriticismFew4082 2026-02-23 21:30

🤞

frvmeway 2026-02-25 03:25

1,400$/mo is crazy

314159265389 2026-02-25 03:49

:( I'm glad I have a 2017 S.  I really thought one day I could get a "new" S. I guess I'll be settling for "new-to-me".

Davis_404 2026-02-25 07:00

Plenty from Musk about blacks being more racist than whites. He's got his priorities. Cars ain't among those.

Electronic_Search99 2026-02-27 11:40

That would be really cool I hope he follows through

Virtual-Screen3328 2026-02-27 18:18

That’s what color optimus is.

M73B54 2026-03-02 04:25

I can't imagine that someone would buy an S or X with this stupid Lux package that neither stays with the car nor with the owner.

vdek 2026-03-02 04:51

They’re probably going to move the tooling to China or Austin so they can reintroduce at a cheaper price in the future.

cbdoc 2026-03-02 06:20

Nd better quality!

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