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Could be significant for those wishing to take the Section 179 credit for SUVs with over 6,000 GVW.
But Model X is built on an aluminum frame, aluminium suspension and aluminum body panels. Y may not end up all that much lighter.
A 6,000 GVW weight would reduce my net cost of the car by around 50%. (I pay a lot of taxes
Hey guys, any updates on this? I've been looking for a future vehicle that falls into this category for business use.
Model 3 weights are:
4,542 to 5,073 lbs
Anticipating a 10% increase in mass for the model Y:
4,996.2 to 5,580.3 lbs
None of this assumes a 3rd row. GVWR includes all passengers. If factoring a 3rd row, effectively adding 2 passengers, we may see an additional 190 lbs per seat which may or may not include additional safety features and hardware. That ultimately brings the maximum guess of GVWR to just over 5960 lbs! Very similar to the size and weight of the MS, which makes sense to me, design-wise. At the very least, the 3rd row seats will make it close, but it still falls under the 6000 requirement for the deduction, by my calculation.
I saw one of the Model Y's in the wild had its VIN published. If you run it on the NHTSA VIN decoder the GVWR listed as between 5,000 - 6,000.
Newbie here... Also very curious if the 3rd row bumps the GVWR to the magic 6K mark. I'm on my 3rd Explorer in a row because Explorers are and as a small biz owner, it just makes sense. The X sadly is out of my price range and I don't know that I want to wait 3 years for a Cyber Truck!
Yeah, I was afraid of that. Test drove the Y and X today. Really liked the Y better...I doubt adding 3rd row rear seats adds 700lbs to the Y’s rating. It might at 100lbs of weight, but the rating would require a suspension upgrade.
I really wanted an X for the cool factor, but when I came across the thread about 2 year-old Xs having door seal problems at the top I decided that the X was a bad decision.Yeah, I was afraid of that. Test drove the Y and X today. Really liked the Y better...