CPO Model S's are cheaper and better than buying brand new
For the RWD large battery buyer, an 85 is now $8,000 cheaper before the first $1 of discount. The new 88k base price, to get out of the 70kwh car, is high enough that I imagine a lot of folks will take a second look at inventory/CPO. Tesla may even have partly had that in mind, depending upon inventory.
I agree, the sad part is the "you want more range, then you want AWD" assumption. I suppose they wouldn't have done it, if AWD weren't so popular.