Final month, Tesla unveiled the brand new Mannequin Y in america, that includes an all-new gentle bar design, a redesigned rear-end, and a refreshed inside. It’s presently accessible as a “launch collection” mannequin, beginning at $59,990 – with deliveries starting in March.
The brand new Mannequin Y is presently in 19 Tesla showrooms throughout North America, 17 in america and a pair of in Canada. I took the chance to go to the one in New York’s Meatpacking District to get some up shut images, in addition to share some ideas.
Design impressions
When the brand new Mannequin Y was unveiled in China at first of the yr, I wasn’t an enormous fan. I used to be glad that Tesla got here up with a singular design language for Mannequin Y, quite than simply making a taller Mannequin 3 as soon as once more, however I nonetheless wasn’t a fan. The brand new design felt tremendous busy.
Nonetheless, as time handed, it’s actually grown on me. Seeing it in individual cemented the truth that that is really an awesome design, at the least in my ebook. May there be some enhancements? Certain. Total although, I welcome all the enhancements and I’m more than pleased concerning the new design.
New Mannequin Y upgrades
The principle enhancements with the brand new Mannequin Y embrace two new gentle bars, one on the entrance and one on the rear. Not like the Cybertruck, the entrance gentle bar on the New Mannequin Y isn’t steady, and as an alternative incorporates a cut up design. Nonetheless, that’s for good motive.
On Mannequin Y, the first headlights are a part of the sunshine bar (items to the left and proper), which isn’t the case on the Cybertruck. The sunshine bar on the Cybertruck is generally aesthetic, with the precise headlights being close to the bumper. Some might imagine the splits within the entrance gentle bar are a design downgrade, however it’s actually much more useful.
Moreover, you may have a brand new rear light-bar that displays downwards on the street, and will get very shiny at evening. I didn’t get a photograph of this sadly, because the showroom could be very nicely lit, however you may see the impact for your self in movies. It may be fairly cool.
Apart from that, the brand new Mannequin Y has lots of the identical upgrades from final years refreshed Mannequin 3. You’ve got the ambient LED lighting on the inside, the brand new dual-pane glass for quieter interiors, new supplies on the inside, in addition to a show within the again seat for passengers to work together with.
New Mannequin Y additionally has a front-bumper digicam, in addition to powered seats within the rear, permitting for purchasers to fold them down with simply the press of a button.
Closing ideas
It’s a pleasant refresh. For now, Tesla solely sells the brand new Mannequin Y as a “launch collection” mannequin, coming in at $59,990 for the Lengthy Vary AWD configuration. At this value, you get Full Self-Driving included, the acceleration enhance, and the tow bundle. Launch collection fashions even have a particular badge on the rear, alongside a puddle gentle, a extra premium inside, and particular “launch” badging across the car.
There’s no phrase on when RWD or Efficiency fashions might be accessible, however Tesla nonetheless sells the outdated Mannequin Y in case you’d prefer to get a type of trims. There’s some nice offers on present stock as nicely.
Gallery
Final however not least, right here’s all the images I took of the brand new Mannequin Y! The showroom mannequin was Extremely Crimson, which is personally one among my favourite colours for this new design. It additionally is available in Stealth Grey, Pearl White Multi-Coat, and Quicksilver.
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