Tesla Launches Entry Level Model Y Long Range

Tesla recently launched a new entry level trim called Standard to the Model 3 and Model Y line-up, with an emphasis on value by reducing premium features in the cars. The full-spec versions are now called Premium.

However, Tesla has quietly dropped the ‘Standard’ trim name that differentiated it from the Premium and has reverted to calling them the ‘Rear Wheel Drive’, instead.

Tesla initially launched the Rear Wheel Drive formally called the Standard with the smaller, LFP battery pack priced at £41,990, but it left a huge £7,000 price gap to the Premium Long Range Rear Wheel Drive which started from £48,990.

Tesla Model Y Standard

But now that gap has now been filled with the entry spec long range Tesla called the Long Range Rear Wheel Drive, priced in the mid-point at £44,990 and available with 383 miles of WLTP range which is just 4 miles shy of the Premium version.

The new entry level long range car comes with basic Autopilot as standard and hits 0-60 in 6.9 seconds, the same as the lower range Rear Wheel Drive.
All Tesla’s charge at the same rate at a Tesla Supercharger irrespective of battery or trim level.

To recap the the features, the entry level Model Y has 7 speakers, comes with 19” Crossflow wheels, but it does include the new updated 16-inch touchscreen, but loses out on the rear touchscreen.
There’s no glass panoramic roof and the steering wheel must be manually adjusted. However the seats remain electrically adjusted, albeit via the touchscreen, but once set up with your profile memorising the seating position, this shouldn’t be a problem day-to-day.

Model Y RWD Interior

There’s half cloth, half vegan leather seats throughout, but only the front seats are heated and not ventilated. The rear seats manually fold.

The centre console has been removed to give the interior a more spacious and airy feeling, but it loses a little storage.
All other features remain meaning even the entry level Model Y has a high specification level for the price.

There are exterior changes with the front and rear light bars being deleted. Some argue that the cleaner looks suit the car better, although others are fans of the light bars.

The new entry spec Long Range Rear Wheel Drive is available to order now via Tesla’s website with deliveries starting next month.

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