- It is March 14th, 2019,
and I just drove my Tesla Model X all the way
to Hawthorne, California for the Model Y launch event.
It's happening tonight.
Elon is going to release the mini Tesla Model X,
or the mid-sized SUV Tesla.
There's been some things that have leaked
about this car, but a lot of it is still unknown,
and also, there may be some surprises tonight.
I'm gonna take you guys along,
show you my experience at the Model Y event,
and then also, as somebody that owns two Model Xs myself,
I would love to give you my thoughts
on whether I'm going to switch to the Model Y,
and if so, or if not, the reasons why or why not.
I'm excited.
All right, so we've made it to the actual event.
This is the Tesla Design Studio behind me,
and then, over here are the superchargers.
Now, what's cool is,
some of them say, "Coming soon,"
because they're already getting
the version three superchargers ready.
I am here two and a half hours early.
Turns out, there's nobody in line,
so I'm gonna go, and stand in line,
and be the only person in line.
Look at this guy walking up right now.
Okay, here's my buddy Sam Sheffer.
- It's like we were just here for Boring.
- We're the only ones in line right now,
number one and number two.
Wait, how many iPhone things
have you camped out for?
- 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S, I think the 5,
and then I started an app,
but I've done my fair share of camping out.
- He's camped out for so many iPhones.
- Overnight though.
This is, like, two hours.
This is easy.
- At the same time,
I don't think it gives you any early access.
We'll find out.
Here comes trouble right here.
There's Ben.
- Hi. Hey, how's it going?
Good to finally meet you. - Nice to actually meet you.
- [Daniel] Okay, what's the secret tonight?
What's gonna happen?
- S and X update.
- [Daniel] Okay, all right, how about you?
What do you think?
- I'm gonna say pickup truck,
something with a truck. - That would be good,
like a teaser or something, like a picture?
- No, the Y is gonna roll off the back of the truck.
- The Model Y is such a big event,
the Starman even left his car in space
just to come back for this, so yeah.
There's Starman.
He's here, he arrived.
(soft electronic music)
- QR codes ready.
As soon as this family passes,
we're gonna start checking you in.
First five people, one.
- Thank you.
Here we go, we're heading into the event.
First one in.
I got my badge.
This is it, a very red room.
There's a stage over here.
There's the cameras.
Here's the stage.
Here's the teleprompters.
This is the spot.
We are a couple minutes away.
We just got word to not stick our cameras out like this
because Elon will be right there in front of us.
Any thoughts on tonight?
- We know we're getting with Model Y.
I'm just hoping for a little extra surprise.
- [Daniel] Extra surprise.
- A little Model S, Model X refresh, maybe,
maybe some Roadster test drive, something.
- I could use a Roadster.
Either one of those are good.
I think, strategically,
a truck could be a really good option
because Rivian is really making good progress,
especially with Amazon coming on board
with the truck right now.
There's a lot of hype.
It would make sense strategically for Tesla
to roll out the truck, and show you the truck,
or show you renderings or something,
and say, "It's coming, 2020, mid year," something like that.
That would make sense.
Is it gonna happen?
You guys probably already know,
but there's our thoughts before this thing goes down.
(crowd cheers)
(Elon laughs)
Look at those shoes.
- Nice kicks.
- [Man] Elon!
- Let's take a look at the first car we ever made,
the Tesla Roadster.
(audience cheers)
- [Daniel] Yes.
- If you could go back 11 years today,
Tesla had made one car, that car.
That's serial number one of Tesla.
- [Daniel] Whoa.
- That's my car, actually.
(crowd cheers)
- I like it, I like it.
- It's also gonna have incredible performance,
so expect to have a three-and-a-half second zero to 60.
Expect to have an in theory range,
an actual, true, usable range of 300 miles.
Seats seven, 66 cubic feet.
Have a $39,000 price point.
(audience claps and cheers)
- That's a good looking car, I gotta be honest,
especially with the blue, I could drive that.
I wouldn't drive a Model 3.
I think it's just too small for me,
but this is in a great price range,
it's a good-looking car,
it has some extra room in the back,
potential for the seven seats, I like it.
I really like it.
All right, Marques has never seen the Roadster.
It's right over there, buddy.
Check it out.
I know this is an event about the Model Y,
but I'm just over here, in love with the Roadster.
This is Elon Musk's number one
first ever Roadster right there,
and then this is the next gen Roadster
that should be coming out 2020 or 2021.
I love it.
I can't wait to get it.
They have the Roadster, the old one, the new one,
the semi truck, everything's lined up over there,
but they did say that, if you come out back,
they're gonna bring that blue Model Y out
for people to go on rides in,
so we're gonna go outside and check it out.
I don't know what the line's gonna be like.
If it's just that one car,
we could be waiting for a few hours.
(hip hop music)
All right, we're getting in.
We're getting in right now to the--
- [Man] Can you get in on this side?
- Oh, okay, yeah.
All right, I'm not getting in, I'm going to the other side.
Can we fit four people?
Three people on the backseat.
- [Man] Actually, sit in the middle, maybe.
(hip hop music)
- You can see where my head is right now.
I'm pretty much touching the top.
The seats might be different in the configuration
once it's actually the production model,
but the back seats,
there's no way an adult's gonna sit back there
in those two seats.
It's kind of reminiscent of the Model S.
Yeah, it's pretty tight back there.
Here we go, we're heading out of the Tesla.
I went on my ride.
I've been able to see it come through a few times.
One thing that I noticed was
that the glass panel roof goes all the way across.
That looks pretty good.
I was kind of hoping for the Model X-style windshield.
The other thing that I thought was interesting is,
the very, very back, for the two extra seats,
I was pumped when Elon showed it on stage.
He said, "There's gonna be seven seats in this thing,"
but then, if you sit back,
and you actually look at it,
first of all, me sitting in the middle row,
if I look back, there's a fabric bar
that goes across that's actually lower
than where my head is.
I don't even know that you could fit a car seat back there,
let alone an actual adult.
If you're going to be getting the Y
versus the Model 3, you're going to be getting the Y
for the extra storage space in the back,
and for being a little bit higher off the ground,
so don't put those seats back there.
That just cuts into your storage space,
and you could just have a five-seater,
little bit bigger Model 3 that is electric car,
fully autopilot, all of those things
that you'd need in a Model Y.
It's a great car.
This is version three supercharging.
Usually, the highest you can get is 113 kilowatts
on your car when you first plug in.
This is almost halfway through its charging.
It's already slowed down a bit,
but it's at 167 kilowatts per hour.
That's insane.
For those of you that know Teslas,
you can see that cable, it is thinner,
but the Tesla charging stand looks just the same.
Yes, please, Elon, get this for the S and the X.
I need this in my life.
I'm going on a road trip tonight
for six and a half hours.
I need that version three supercharger.
(soft electronic music)
I'm now in Victorville, California,
which is, like, an hour and 20 minutes outside of Hawthorne.
I'm at Denny's, late, late night food
while I upload the footage and edit.
A few final thoughts.
The main question I started out with was,
will I sell my Model X for this Model Y?
The answer is no.
The Model Y has a good price.
It's a good car.
If you're somebody that's looking for a Tesla,
you have one or two kids,
and this fits within your price range,
I say go for it.
It's a great car, and I'm super excited for it
to come out in 2020, and the lower-cost edition in 2021.
Maybe my favorite part was not only seeing the Roadster,
but also having Marques Brownlee see it for the first time.
His eyes just lit up.
We were able to go inside of the ropes
and get some pictures and video really, really close up.
Let me know your thoughts.
What do you guys think about the Model Y?
Huge thanks to Tesla and Elon Musk
for putting on an event like this
and giving me the opportunity to ride in the Model Y.
Ever have a chance to go to a Tesla event,
definitely do it.
Anyway, thanks for watching.
- The Model X is, as a car,
it's like a Faberge egg meets a spaceship.
(audience laughs)
It was insanely difficult, but it is--