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Tesla Model Y: 14 Images and Videos Show the Electric SUV in Full Detail

by Mike Brown

The Tesla Model Y is here, and it looks set to stun. At the company’s grand unveiling Thursday, CEO Elon Musk demonstrated the compact SUV that’s set to help Tesla further reach a mass market with a broader range of vehicles.

“It has the functionality of an SUV but will ride like a sports car,” Musk told the audience at the Tesla Design Studio in Hawthorne, California. “We expect it will be the safest mid-size SUV in the world by far.”

The Model Y is set to ship in four variants, which rank around 10 percent more expensive than their Model 3 sedan equivalents.

  • A Standard Range variant with 230 miles of range, a 120 mph top speed, 0 to 60 mph acceleration times of 5.9 seconds, and a price of $39,000. Deliveries are expected to start in spring 2021.
  • A Long Range variant with 300 miles of range, a 130 mph top speed, 0 to 60 mph acceleration times of 5.5 seconds, and a price of $47,000. Deliveries are expected to start in fall 2020.
  • A Dual-Motor All-Wheel Drive variant with 280 miles of range, a 135 mph top speed, 0 to 60 mph acceleration times of 4.8 seconds, and a price of $51,000. Deliveries are expected to start in fall 2020.
  • A Performance variant with 280 miles of range, a 150 mph top speed, 0 to 60 mph acceleration times of 3.5 seconds, and a price of $60,000. Deliveries are expected to start in fall 2020.

Following the presentation, Musk gave attendees some time to go hands-on with the vehicle and released some professionally made materials. The resultant media gives an impression of how this vehicle will shape up in reality.

1. Tesla Model Y: Out on the Open Road

Here it is in blue.

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2. Tesla Model Y: A Roomy Interior

With the second and third row seats folded down.

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3. Tesla Model Y: Out on the Stage Floor

4. Tesla Model Y: Rear Detail

Baby got back.

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5. Tesla Model Y: Cruising the Streets

Out for a spin.

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6. Tesla Model Y: Side Profile

The view from the side.

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7. Tesla Model Y: Alongside the Model 3

8. Tesla Model Y: Comparison in White

9. Tesla Model Y: Showing Its Model 3 Stylings

Model Y in blue.

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10. Tesla Model Y: Interior in Action

The glass roof cuts an impressive image.

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11. Tesla Model Y: The Frunk Returns

12. Tesla Model Y: MKBHD Shares His Thoughts

13. Tesla Model Y: MacTech Genius Goes for a Ride

14. Tesla Model Y: Like Tesla Takes a Spin

With the Model Y due to hit the streets in around two years’ time, expect more impressions as the release date approaches.

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