MORE: Tesla Model 3 Lineup Tesla is scheduled to show prototype designs of its much - anticipated Model 3 in early 2016 , however today eagle - eyed viewers at Green Car Reports have seen what might be an early clay model of the car , on a " 60 Minutes " Australia segment on Tesla . About a quarter of the vehicle design is visible , beneath a black background , with the section of the rear visible in the video appearing stylistically similar to the Model X. This could easily be written off as yet another prototype , however the car designers interviewed for the piece refused to reveal any details of the car , and as one online commenter said , such secrecy would be pointless if the clay model was the upcoming Model X.
Tesla is scheduled to show prototype designs of its much - anticipated Model 3 in early 2016 , however today eagle - eyed viewers at Green Car Reports have seen what might be an early clay model of the car , on a " 60 Minutes " Australia segment on Tesla . About a quarter of the vehicle design is visible , beneath a black background , with the section of the rear visible in the video appearing stylistically similar to the Model X. This could easily be written off as yet another prototype , however the car designers interviewed for the piece refused to reveal any details of the car , and as one online commenter said , such secrecy would be pointless if the clay model was the upcoming Model X.