We all know Elon Musk and Tesla are arch courtiers of controversy, but when the Model S Plaid appeared with a yoke steering wheel it signalled more than just a knack for provocative actions.

Tesla's much-hyped performance upgrade is here. At Thursday's Fremont, California event — where Tesla makes its electric cars — the Plaid ... a new yoke-shaped and stalk-less steering wheel ...

Browsing Tesla's configurator for the Model X and S, near the interior choices now lives a selector for "Steering Control" with buttons for round or yoke-shaped designs; both are listed as ...

The design was apparently inspired by aircraft controls, with Tesla describing the new-look wheel as a "stalkless steering yoke ... of Tesla Model S Plaid and Model X Plaid variants, which ...