The full range of trims for the facelifted Tesla Model Y has gone on sale in the UK, dropping the electric SUV's starting price down to £44,990.
That nets you an entry-level Rear-Wheel Drive model with 311 miles of range and a single 275bhp motor allowing it to complete the 0-60mph dash in 5.6sec.
At £48,990, the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive yields 387 miles between charges and has the motor boosted to 304bhp, cutting its sprint time to 5.4sec.
The quickest variant, the Long Range All-Wheel Drive, gets an extra motor on its front axle that adds another 66bhp and further slashes its 0-60mph time to 4.8sec. It does, however, sacrifice 23 miles of range compared with the equivalent RWD car.
Deliveries of the new variants are set to begin in June, two months after the £60,990 Launch Series model.
The Launch Series is based on the Long Range All-Wheel Drive and brings an exclusive Acceleration Boost mode that allows it to hit 60mph from a standstill in 4.1sec.
It also gets a synthetic suede interior as well as Launch Series badging and puddle lights.
There are no initial plans for a seven-seat version to return, despite this derivative having sold well in the UK previously.
Codenamed Project Juniper, the facelifted Model Y arrives as Tesla faces intense competition in all global markets.
Broadly, the upgrades match those made to the Tesla Model 3 last year and are focused around improving the Model Y's efficiency, refinement and quality.
One key difference from the Model 3 is that the indicator controls have moved back to a conventional stalk rather than, as with the facelifted Model 3, being located on the steering wheel.
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Put a sock in it lad you're embarrassing yourself
Erm, can we talk? about the Car, it's not my cup of Tea, that's a fair opinion,maybe not yours but it's mine,the socio political posts aren't helping Bon ami on this post.
I think it's great! 387 miles range is spot on.My wife got a Tesla Dual Motor Model 3 and I love it. I love the range, the performance, the handling, the steering feel (this surprised me as I have a 911 and before that an Evora... and just to be real on this they were both better, but in real world driving on a country road the Tesla is amazing because of the weight distribution and feedback as long as you're not driving at 8/10ths).I was motivated to post following the surprisingly emotional posts. Elon's companies are producing cars using half the CO2 than a comparable Polestar, better still when it comes to VW and he's signed up 7 of the major networks globally for his satellite phone service, not to mention the revolutionary satellite broadband which is fantastic if you live somewhere remote. If you listen to the speech he made he was sending his love to the crowd. Seriously watch the speech and drive a Tesla or not.