Tesla China simply began promoting a brand new Mannequin Y, but it surely’s not as huge of an improve because the latest Mannequin 3 refresh.
The brand new model of Mannequin Y has the identical exterior design, although the usual “Gemini” wheels are actually painted black (as a substitute of silver and black). A reminder: The not too long ago up to date Mannequin 3 refresh has new headlights and tail lights, amongst different modifications.
Inside, the refreshed Mannequin Y does inherit some (however not all) traits of the up to date Mannequin 3; for instance, it has an LED ambient lighting stripe alongside the dashboard. The primary show seems unchanged, and the extra, rear show for again passenger is lacking.
The specs are barely completely different, too. The bottom mannequin, for instance, has a 554 kilometer (up from 545 km) vary, and a 5.9 second 0-100 kmh time (down from 6.9 seconds). The lengthy vary variant has a most vary of 688 km, up from 600 km.
The pricing has remained precisely the identical, with Mannequin Y beginning at 263,900 yuan ($36,743).
Is that this upgraded Mannequin Y the rumored “Undertaking Juniper” replace? In all probability not. That automobile will most likely have extra intensive exterior and inside modifications, doubtless much like what we have seen on the brand new Mannequin 3. The Mannequin Y at present being offered in China might be some type of transition mannequin, giving prospects a number of extra causes to purchase the automobile till Juniper hits the market in 2024.
It is unclear whether or not we’ll see this barely upgraded Mannequin Y exterior of China. Tesla CEO Elon Musk hasn’t talked about it, and it isn’t accessible in Tesla’s U.S. on-line retailer.