The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 in pictures

The Tesla Model 3 is here — sort of. It won't actually ship to the thousands of customers with preorders until late 2017, but we finally have our first look at it, even if Elon Musk says this is just Part 1 of the Tesla Model 3 story. Part 2 is yet to come.

Tesla says the car will go more than 215 miles on a charge and will start at $35,000, though it will be possible to run the price much higher with added options.

Now what we care about is what the Model 3 actually looks like. Here are a selection of images from Tesla, the livestream from this evening, and Verge Deputy Editor Chris Ziegler, who is braving the crowds on the ground at the Tesla event.

And if you missed Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Model 3 presentation, it's not too late to watch the whole thing — or just watch the Model 3 race around a track. That's pretty cool too.