Tesla has formally unveiled the Mannequin Y “Juniper” refresh, lower than a day after uncamouflaged pictures of the automobile leaked on-line.
The refreshed Mannequin Y, codenamed Juniper, has been anticipated for a while, and is anticipated to incorporate lots of the enhancements of the 2023 Mannequin 3 refresh. The headline options of that automobile are a brand new front-end, extra effectivity, and a quieter cabin. However there have been numerous different inside enhancements as nicely (and one massive de-provement, the deletion of steering column stalks).
In October, Chinese language social media mentioned the refresh was about to enter trial manufacturing, and simply days later we noticed a photograph of the refreshed Mannequin Y outdoors the Shanghai manufacturing facility. Then final month, we heard that mass manufacturing would begin in Shanghai in January, so we are able to anticipate that very quickly as nicely.
And whereas Tesla mentioned in 2024 that there’s no Mannequin Y refresh coming “this yr”, 2024 is over now, and the refresh is right here.
At present, Tesla up to date its Chinese language web site with all of the details about the refreshed Mannequin Y, with lots of the identical enhancements because the Mannequin 3 like a quieter cabin, increased effectivity, extra efficiency, ambient lighting and a rear display screen. And likewise the aforementioned largest de-provement: deleted steering column stalks.
The outside design is simply as leaked pictures instructed, with the identical rear finish we noticed in leaks in July and the entrance finish that we noticed earlier right this moment. Although now we get to see it in increased decision and higher lighting.
The front-end features a Cybercab/Cybertruck-like “mild bar” relatively than the extra traditional-looking headlights of the Mannequin 3 refresh, and has been narrowed to take away the “duck lip” bump on the entrance of the hood.
And the inside design modifications are additionally roughly as anticipated, although the steering wheel has undergone much less radical modifications than some had hoped.
Earlier right this moment, pictures leaked suggesting that the Mannequin Y would obtain an analogous “squircle” steering wheel because the Cybertruck, resulting in hypothesis that it may additionally obtain the Cybertruck’s steer-by-wire system. Nevertheless it turned out that these pictures had been only a Mannequin 3 with a customized steering wheel.
The precise inside of the Mannequin Y maintains a round steering wheel, which means that it received’t get steer by wire (the specification isn’t listed on Tesla’s Chinese language web site for the automobile).
It does nevertheless have the lacking flip sign stalks, which has been a controversial characteristic of the Mannequin 3.
The Mannequin Y receives different inside enhancements seen on the three, like a display screen for the rear seat. The Cybertruck additionally contains this display screen.
First deliveries are scheduled for March, although Tesla’s configurator says “the particular supply date will range relying on the configuration and pick-up location and different causes.”
This story is growing, we’ll replace as we dig via the specs extra.
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