A Tesla Model S “Refresh” with widebody, an updated back diffuser, and new wheels were spotted close to the organization’s Silicon Valley-based headquarters with respect to New Year’s Day.

Photographs of a blue Model S with chrome-deleted trim and a visibly-wider stance could give further validation that Tesla’s flagship sedan is on course for its hotly anticipated design refresh that incorporates Tesla’s next-generation Tri-motor Plaid Powertrain.

Ryan Levenson of The Kilowatts Youtube channel detected the novel Model S with maker plates on Friday, early afternoon, close to the crossing point of Arastradero Road and Purissima Road in Palo Alto, California.

It’s the first known locating of a Model S with factory widebody on public streets since the organization’s September 2020 teasing of a record-setting Plaid Model S.

Arastradero Road close to Tesla headquarters is no stranger to seeing Tesla alpha and prototype vehicles, and a pathway that is become synonymous with an unofficial testbed for new vehicles and Autopilot improvement.

Notwithstanding the matte black window trim seen on the Model S Refresh, further recommending that Tesla will get rid of chrome trim altogether and will probably update prospects versions of its flagship Model X SUV with comparable “chrome delete”, new wheels, and changed headlights were likewise spotted.

Design changes to the Model S front fascia seemed negligible in the photographs seen by Teslarati. While it’s not clear if Tesla will make any huge updates to the front bumper design (as it did in 2016 when the Model S “nosecone” was supplanted) when production of the Tri-motor Model S starts this year, sightings of the race-prepared Nürburgring Model S would recommend that extra cooling vents and a somewhat more aggressive lower lip would be the degree of any significant cosmetic updates.

Delivery of Tesla’s Model S with Tri-Motor Plaid powertrain is required to start in late 2021, at a beginning cost of $139.990. Tesla Model S Plaid will be capable of 520+ miles of range and have 0-60 mph performance in less than 2 seconds, as indicated by the maker.