Air Suspension for Model Y

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I was in a showroom today and I heard a gentleman ask if an air suspension was offered as an OTA upgrade on his Model S.

Bet ya some day that will be true. Sometimes it’s cheaper to make everything the same in hardware and enable it in software. There are many hardware features in Tesla’s that are software limited. Why not adaptive suspension too?

In fact if you think about it, cars change hands 2-3 times. The odds that one of those owners would want it, vs limiting only to the first owner. It would probably end up more people purchasing it (more cars having it enabled) if it was always installed and software enabled. So tempting with just a button on your phone too.

 

[theganjaguru]

I believe we will see air suspension after the first year. Though Elon has tweeted no air suspension, we now see it in the M3 parts catalog which I’d believe over Elon’s tweet (Sorry bro). I‘d love air suspension, but I need my Y sooner than later.

 

[ftmaybe]

No concerns on reliability with air suspension vs standard? Seems like its just one more thing to break (though I don't know at all, I probably only have that impression from Bjorn Nyland's model X).

I'm just fine with the ride on the Model 3, and one of the things that brought me over to Tesla finally was the reduction in complexity from S / X to the 3.

 

[paddlegirl7]

Definitely no concerns on reliability from me. Had no air suspension problems on either my 2013 or my 2017 S's and I love and use it often - almost every time I park nose-in to a curb. Truly hope we can get air suspension on Y someday. Holding off a while waiting to see if that, towing capacity, and alcantara interior ever gets added. Would trade in husband's 3 for it.

 

[alloverx]

Have air suspension on a Toyota from 2006 and no issues so far. Not sure if same supplier as Tesla uses.

 

[theganjaguru]

Looks like Elon was just fibbing about no air suspension for the Y.

Why would they make the mounting points of they weren’t going to offer air suspension? It’s a waste of money to factor it into the build unless they are going to offer it.

Will the Y eventually be air only like the S and X?

 

[Gorpis]

I haven't been able to find out if there are any rumors about the model y having air suspension. Any one know anything?

Really? if you Google it there are pages of results...

 

[Wilber]

ParisY - to be clear, i think we all agree the CURRENT Model Y does not have air, and that Elon says there are no plans to add air. BUT Sandy Munro found those mounts, and he knows what he is talking about. So, probably just a matter of time (a year or so?) until air is either standard or an option.

 

[shanehann]

I agree I think it's coming. Elon is not coming out and saying it cause he doesn't want to slow down production and sales.

 

[Ghanziang]

or it is not air suspension, but magnetic suspension!

 

[Golflaw4]

Spoke to my local SC about my Y order and the rep I spoke to said Tesla is planning on adding air suspension to the next iteration of the Y but will include it as an upgrade similar to how they did the tow hitch.

 

[cab]

I figure I'll likely have either a 3 or a Y inside the next year or so. Right now I am "mentally" adding in about $2700 for MPP's comfort coilovers to either car (I assume we'll see their suspension offerings for the Y soon enough). The availability of air suspension (presumably a $2000-$2500 upgrade from Tesla) would have me debating that as an option. The Tesla dampers would likely be lower quality, but air has other benefits.

 

[Retired in AZ]

I was in a showroom today and I heard a gentleman ask if an air suspension was offered as an OTA upgrade on his Model S.

I presume he was told no. It requires different hardware, so it can't be done with software alone.