No problem. The S does have its advantages as well don’t get me wrong!
The hatchback makes the cargo space enormous. In the looks dept, the best looking Tesla by far. The dash screen in front is nice but we had the previous gen S with a customizable one so losing that feature was interesting. We also had a full panoramic sunroof so it was also a distinguishable feature of the S…now gone.
We just found that for a family with teen kids Vs younger children, the S had its time. The MX is the family hauler to the S and we had one in 2017 100d for approx 6 months but the one wing door sensor kept opening only a few feet and my little 8 yr old at the time had to keep squeezing out. Went to fix 5x and they never could find a permanent fix. So we traded it back for a 2018 S and enjoyed it until 2022. Power and comfort was never a problem and the S gave us a good mix of sport, performance and utility.
Enter 5 yrs later and in 2022 we went looking straight for the new S after seeing some reviews on the Y and some suspension comfort concerns. S had lot of interior improvements…new screen, cup holders, door pockets…but lost the the sunroof and a slightly smaller frunk and trunk side pockets….but exterior not so much. (Wider fenders and black trim over chrome). The fit and finish was way better than the 2018 hands down. The teens sat in the rear and found the 2 main seats fine but same issue with their knees sitting high and it felt like they were mid ab crunch all the time lol. Also strangely it felt like less knee space than in our prev S. The middle seat no way. I sat in the rear and it was not fun.
There happened to be a MYP in the showroom next to the S so the kids actually went across first and sat in it. Instantly they called me over and started pointing out features for me .right away lol. They told me to sit in the back. It was like sitting in economy plus vs a small economy seat. I had about 3” of knee space and the drivers seat was almost all the way back. I also sat with my legs perfectly at 90 angle and didn’t feel like I was crunching up my stomach. The roofline was higher and it also has the full glass roof. Then we saw the auto flip down feature at the rear hatchback and went right to the S to see if it had one. Oddly it did not which we found strange given it’s also a hatchback. Then sat at front of the Y and initially thought the one screen was just like the M3 we own so ok…same config. So we test drove one sitting outside.
Driving it for 20 min and having one centre screen made no diff to us as we had a model 3 as well for about 6 months. Was used to the one screen. This would be our second tesla. The interior finish was pleasantly better than on picture or video (not the S mind you) but clean and more crafted than one initially sees. (Similar to the model 3 but better door finish and materials felt better suited for a larger cabin. The power of the Perf was incredible and for a higher SUV, the handling was superb. We did feel some suspension bumps but not what the reviews had said about the Y. And that was with stock setup and 44psi. My wife essentially said let’s get it. She likes sitting higher and the viability was far better than the S. Looks dept…not a fan of the front lights but the rear looked meaty and said ‘don’t f with me’ lol.
Comfort wise, after we took delivery I initially reduced psi to 38/39 right at the dealership and it helped soak up smaller bumps. Then i decided to opt for wider rears (same Michelin AS4’s) and shift the oem rears to the front. This added .5” of rubber exactly to both front and rear. Same 38 psi and we hardly even pay attention to suspension.
So far in 11 months of ownership and 30000 Km driven, we’ve had zero issues with it. At delivery there was a slight gap on the trunk lid which they re aligned same day. Other than that it’s been a flawless experience. For a family SUV, it has provided us what we wished for. Plenty of utility, front and rear space, flat fold down seats, rear leg and height, all 3 rear seats comfortable, better visibility, fantastic sound system, incredible power on demand and that camper mattress for longer day soccer game trips. Nothing to complain about tbh.
Wish you well. Any tesla is better than none
