- So I had a fun party with Elon last night.
- Here we have the Model Y.
(rock music)
(crowd cheering)
- And so the model Y
was pretty much what I and most people expected,
a bigger,
kinda more utilitarian version of the model 3.
It looks very similar.
But it has some key features
that I think are gonna make it an even bigger seller
than the Model 3.
Let's go.
(bouncy music)
So the party was fun,
as they always are with Tesla.
But this time I was really blown away
when I got to ride in the new Tesla model Y.
(crowd talks)
- [Driver] All right,
welcome to the model Y.
- We can get up to 100, right?
- [Driver] At least.
Power train directly out of model 3.
- So just, dual motor,
so does it have the induction motor in front
or just the reluctance motor?
- I don't think we're going
to release the specs for that.
- (laughs)
- And after the test ride,
I realized that this might be the perfect car.
Let me explain.
We currently have a Model S and a Model 3,
the long range, rear wheel drive.
Now I drive the Model S,
and I love it,
but the Model 3 is my wife's,
and she loves it as well,
but there are a couple key things
that could be better for her.
Namely,
the storage space isn't great.
For a car its size,
it's fine.
But compared to a Model S where we came from,
not having a hatchback nor a power lift gate
and that limited capacity inside the trunk
really is kind of a deal killer for us in a lot of ways.
And this might sound like first-world problems,
because they are,
but in any event,
these aren't things that bother us about the Model 3
that have basically all been solved with the Model Y,
and that's why I think it could be the perfect one,
especially for us.
Let's have a look and see what they announced
in how these different models stack up.
The standard model comes in with 230 miles of range,
a 120 mile-per-hour top speed,
5.9 second zero to sixty,
a 39-thousand dollar price tag,
and they're looking to get these in people's hands
in the spring of 2021.
The long range, rear wheel drive comes in
at 300 miles,
130 mile-per-hour top speed,
5.5 second zero to sixty,
a 47-thousand dollar price tag,
and this will come out in Fall of 2020.
Then you have the dual motor all wheel drive,
which has a range of 280 miles,
so a little bit less
because that extra motor that added weight,
I assume.
135 mile-per-hour top speed,
4.8 second zero to sixty,
51-thousand dollar price tag,
and this also is looking to be out there
in 2020 in the fall.
And then you have the performance model.
280 miles again,
like the all wheel drive,
150 mile-per-hour top speed,
3.5 second zero to sixty,
a 60-thousand dollar price tag,
and this also is coming out in fall of 2020,
likely to be the first one that they actually deliver,
because it is the highest-price variant.
And I thought it'd be good just to put that in perspective
in terms of that zero to sixty time
of 3.5 seconds for this car.
A 2013 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 also has a zero to sixty
of 3.5 seconds.
A 2017 Bentley Bentayga SUV
has a zero to sixty of 3.5 seconds.
And a 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Z51 package
has a 3.9 second zero to sixty time.
These aren't the cars you would think of comparing
to a crossover SUV made for families,
but this is just how Tesla rolls,
and why,
I think,
me and many other people are so in love
with the performance and driving experience in a Tesla.
There also was a bit of a surprise there.
There's gonna be a third-row seat here.
And so they said seating for seven.
But,
have a look.
Tell me what you think,
if you think a full-size person could really fit back there.
I don't think so either.
It seems odd.
We didn't get to actually see it there,
but hey,
maybe it's like the rear-facing child seats
they had in the Model S back in the day.
It's a cool option,
one that I don't think I'm gonna get
even though I'm in that category
of having a family to fit in this car.
So, with a higher ride height,
which is a bit nicer,
the power lift gate,
which is part of the hatchback,
and having more storage
but still reasonably affordable price and a healthy range,
I think this could be the perfect car for families.
I really do.
And Elon also really wanted to emphasize safety.
- And we expect it will be the safest mid-size SUV
in the world by far.
At Tesla,
we actually always design
with safety as the number one goal.
It's like,
people think,
performance,
sure
but safety first.
This is actually by far the most important thing.
- So it makes sense that this segment,
the crossover SUV,
makes up almost 40% of demand in the United States,
with the next segment
holding just over 15% of the market demand.
America,
we love our trucks,
but apparently we love our SUVs a bit more.
And so do I.
So I ordered one.
Here's what I got.
So I got the long range all wheel drive performance model,
solid black paint because I'll either wrap it
or do something else to it.
I didn't want to pay for the upgrade there.
This comes with the 20-inch performance wheels,
performance brakes,
carbon fiber spoiler,
performance pedals,
the aluminum pedals on the inside,
the all black premium interior,
five seat interior,
as I mentioned,
which actually,
I thought about it afterwards,
is good for if we ever go camping,
this thing will be amazing,
especially with that big, giant, solid
piece of glass roof there,
just looks great,
auto-pilot,
and I actually bought the full self-driving here
because they said that there should be feature complete
this year,
this car is coming out late next year at best,
probably early 2021,
to be honest.
At that point,
I want to lock in all that stuff
'cause there's a hardware upgrade,
there's all kinds of other things there,
so to me,
I thought it made sense,
even though,
in total,
that was an eight thousand dollar upgrade.
I'm super pumped about this car.
I think it's gonna be fantastic.
One other note that I didn't really touch on,
but a lot of people were talking about at the event
was it appears that Tesla's gotten rid of any chrome
anywhere on the vehicle.
So, on the website,
and all the vehicles there were chrome deleted,
which is an interesting choice, because
I know a lot of people would do that
as an aftermarket thing,
and it felt special,
but if you go look at a lot of other cars out there,
like a Prius or something,
they're all like chrome deleted,
so I kinda don't like that they're forcing that.
We'll just see how that,
if people really like add chrome or something to it
after the fact,
it'd be an interesting case.
That's what I got,
and I'm pretty stoked on it.
So the transition is happening.
Tesla has now an option
for almost every kind of buyer out there,
with the exception of the pickup truck,
which they said we'll see later this year.
The EV revolution is here.
And it's because these cars are objectively safer,
more reliable,
better performing,
and just a better overall experience.
Like,
if you don't have one,
you don't understand that you wake up every day
with a fully-charged vehicle.
You never have to go to a gas station.
Just think about that for a second.
There's no other kind of thing like this
that is such a game-changing experience,
and so I think this is gonna be a big year,
and the Model Y is gonna be a real big seller.
The only question left is which one are you gonna get.
Let me know in the comments down below.
And don't forget,
when you free the data,
your mind will follow.
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