Tesla must be feeling the pressure from its sales decline and the rise of new competitors, because it's bringing back a special Model 3 variant that hasn't been on sale in five years: the ...

After a five-year hiatus, Tesla has brought back the long range rear-driven Model 3 electric car, and with the appropriate tax incentives, it's actually less expensive than the standard Model 3 RWD.

On the outside, most of the body panels are new—everything but the doors and rear fenders, to be exact. They're more aerodynamic, they have tighter gaps, and they're better sealed. Combined, those ...