Tesla has introduced that its redesigned Mannequin Y SUV is coming to the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in March, with a beginning worth simply shy of $60,000.
The information comes simply two weeks after Tesla first revealed the new-look Mannequin Y and mentioned it was coming to China and different Asian markets, additionally in March. Thursday’s announcement means the corporate is successfully launching the revamped SUV concurrently across the globe — a departure from the multiple-month hole between the Asian and North American launch of the Mannequin 3 sedan refresh in late 2023 and early 2024.
The redesigned Mannequin Y is being launched at an important time for Tesla, which delivered fewer automobiles in 2024 than it did in 2023. Tesla has repeatedly warned buyers that it’s in between “two main progress waves” coming off the success of the Mannequin Y and promised that it’s going to roll out mysterious new fashions meant to be constructed on present manufacturing traces. These fashions will probably be cheaper than Tesla’s present choices (which begin within the low $40,000 vary), however it’s not clear by how a lot.
CEO Elon Musk has implied that these new fashions, plus the Cybercab that was teased final October, will assist bridge the corporate’s evolution from an automaker right into a robotics and AI participant.
However on the similar time, Tesla’s automobile lineup has been ageing. Tesla has now refreshed every of its core automobiles — the Mannequin S and three sedans and the Mannequin X and Y SUVs — however has solely launched one actually new mannequin within the final 4 years, the Cybertruck. Whereas it turned the best-selling electrical truck within the U.S. in 2024, the Cybertruck did little to spice up the corporate’s backside line final yr, and it doesn’t appear to be the runaway hit Musk hoped for.
The brand new-look Mannequin Y might provide some aid, although it’s coming in at a better worth level than the present variations. The beginning worth for the “Launch Sequence” particular version, which is an all-wheel-drive variant, is $59,990. That will get consumers a 320-mile-range battery and it consists of Tesla’s most superior driver-assistance software program, which it calls “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” — sometimes an $8,000 possibility. The older Mannequin Y presently begins at $44,990 for a 337-mile rear-wheel drive model.
Essentially the most noticeable modifications to the brand new Mannequin Y come on the outside, the place the bubbly entrance fascia has been ditched in favor of a extra cinched nostril with a skinny mild bar that stretches throughout the hood. The rear of the automobile additionally now has a lightweight strip that stretches the total width.
Contained in the refreshed SUV, Tesla has added a configurable mild strip that rims the cabin. There’s a brand new rear-passenger touchscreen and a few quality-of-life upgrades like powered rear seats and improved suspension.
