Gvwr of model Y

[Yakaway]

Do we know the weight of the model Y's Yet?

 

[Uncle Paul]

Could be significant for those wishing to take the Section 179 credit for SUVs with over 6,000 GVW.

 

[Yakaway]

Yes

 

[jboy210]

Could be significant for those wishing to take the Section 179 credit for SUVs with over 6,000 GVW.

I can't imagine the GVW will be over 6,000 for a Model Y. It would have to have a lot "junk in the trunk" to reach that high. X is 6,500-6,700.

 

[Uncle Paul]

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

 

[jboy210]

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

A model 3 gross weight is 4,800. 1,200 more for few inches in height and length would be a lot.

I pay a lot of taxes also. So I own multiple properties and write them off.

 

[Yakaway]

This will meet likely the 179 requirements. Stay tuned

 

[Boilerup12]

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.

 

[decrypt]

Given the EPA rated range... with efficiency greater than the Model 3 despite being a larger vehicle... I’m guessing Tesla worked hard to keep the weight down.

 

[BR5220]

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.

 

[vickh]

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 hope if it gets that close Tesla adds 50 lbs of something.

Reminds me of a recall Lexus did for GX one year and lowered the weight to just below 6k. I had to return it , salesman was not happy

 

[Boilerup12]

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.

I think that is what everyone more or less anticipated. If it's close to 6000, then we may be able to assume the third row variant would be able to top it.

 

[Teledatageek]

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!

 

[RoBoRaT]

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!

It's not even close, and doubt the 3rd row seat tops it to 6K.

 

[CyberShy]

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.

 

[Teledatageek]

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.

Yeah, I was afraid of that. Test drove the Y and X today. Really liked the Y better...

 

[CyberShy]

Yeah, I was afraid of that. Test drove the Y and X today. Really liked the Y better...

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.

Y is the way to go.

or Cybertruck.