Tesla has quietly unveiled its facelifted Mannequin Y with new styling that may assist it sustain with rivals like Kia and Volvo. Although at present solely obtainable within the Asia Pacific area, the refreshed “Juniper” mannequin is more likely to seem stateside within the coming months. That was the case with the revised Mannequin 3, which first appeared in Asia in September 2023 and went on sale within the US in January the following year.
The brand new Mannequin Y retains the gawky proportions of its predecessor, however appears to be like sleeker due to smoothed out entrance and rear ends. The smaller headlights bookend a slim lightbar throughout the entrance, with an identical therapy for the taillights. Within the case of the lights, the brand new design language is extra aligned with the Cybertruck than the Mannequin 3.
Many inside therapies on the Mannequin Y are much like the Mannequin 3, with one notable exception. Just like the Mannequin 3, it has new ventilated seats, a rear-seat show and a lightweight strip that wraps round a lot of the car. Nonetheless, the brand new steering wheel lacks the flip sign buttons discovered on the Mannequin 3 — as a substitute, the Juniper Mannequin Y makes use of a stalk like its predecessor. Tesla could have completed that to maintain it aggressive with rivals, significantly in China the place it is up towards juggernaut rival BYD.
Tesla is providing rear-wheel drive and long-range all-wheel drive variations in Australia, however no efficiency choice for now. It is promising as much as 342 miles (551 km) of vary by the WLTP cycle on the long-range mannequin, or round 307 miles by US EPA requirements. Nonetheless, US fashions may have completely different battery specs and thus completely different vary numbers.
The brand new mannequin arrives in good time for Tesla. In 2024, the corporate noticed its first drop in vehicle deliveries since 2012, although it improved in its key market, China. The redesigned Mannequin Y will begin delivery there in March 2025 and is more likely to arrive elsewhere in a number of months, although the corporate has but to nail down a date for US deliveries.
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