Learn more about the Tesla Model Y
Meet the Model 3’s big sister – an immensely practical, high-tech electric SUV with all the toys. All of them. All wheel drive is standard, as is autopilot so safety is a given. It’ll hit 60 miles an hour like a supercar, too.
Tesla’s Model Y is the final entry in the company’s “S3XY” electric car lineup. Longer, larger and more practical than the Model 3, it’s their cheap (ish) and zippy mid size SUV.
Where the 3 has a sedan boot, the Y steps up into a full hatchback, with one of the biggest luggage compartments in its class.
Everything about the Y is impressive. Legroom in the back is more than ample. Headroom too. You get a huge glass roof, superb visibility and a minimalist interior that would make the
designers at IKEA drool. Where most SUVs are pedestrian, the Model Y is an event.
No wonder it hit the top of UK sales charts on its second month on sale.
And then you have the power on tap when you plant your right foot, which verges on the ridiculous. Near 3 seconds in an SUV. Near to 4 for the slow one. The slow one!
With that power and the weight of the thing, there is a bit of a trade off in ride comfort, which can be a bit spiky. Firmer springs are great for winding through back lanes but perhaps a little jarring for family van duties around town. It’s not a deal breaker but there are plusher-riding EV family vans out there.
What you can’t argue with, however, is the value. Go back a few years and nothing like this would be on the road under £140k. The Model Y starts at less than half that.
That’s still a pretty penny, and will remain so on the used market for a while, but you’re getting supercar speed, the best infotainment in a car, autopilot, acres of interior space and the most advanced electric drivetrain out there.
Drive one and you’ll want one.
