The design, while distinctive in crossover SUV land, isn't a huge departure from what has become a familiar Tesla look.
at the carmaker's design studio on Thursday night, to the cheers of a crowd of Tesla owners and special guests gathered inside.
Tesla's lineup — Model S, Model 3, Model X, and now Model Y — spells out"S3XY," and Musk offered plenty of jokes on that score as he reviewed Tesla's history, starting with the first Roadster and concluding with the Model Y unveiling. At times, the CEO, embattled through 2018, seemed to be engaging in an extended standup comedy routine. He boldly declared that in 10 years, Tesla will be driven on Mars, cracking himself up.
In a dashing blue with blacked-out details such as badging and door handles for its debut, the Model Y is the car that Tesla urgently needs to be selling: a long-range all-electric crossover to capture the imagination of buyers increasingly besotted by these car/SUV mashups.In Performance trim, the Model Y's specs are stunning. A zero-to-60 mph time of 3.5 seconds meets 300 miles of range, with a 150 mph top speed and $60,000 price tag.
That was to be expected — Tesla has to build this thing, and the design shares components with the Model 3 to ease the manufacturing burden. So yes, it's an upscaled Model 3, or a downsized and less complicated Model X.
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