Model Y Performance too low?

[Dave's EV]

I just took delivery on a 2022 Model Y Performance. I drove at less than 5 mph over 2 what I consider standard size speed bumps and the bottom of the car scraped the speed bumps. Has anyone else experienced this? My brother has a Model Y Long Range and has never experienced this.

 

[MatildaModelY]

I have a MY performance and have never had this issue. You’re likely going over a speed bump faster than five

 

[Ogre]

The fact that the Model Y Performance is lower than the LR is why I will never own a Model Y Performance.

The Model Y LR is already too low for my preferences.

 

[Yelobird]

If I did I would slow down.

 

[Daniel L]

I just took delivery on a 2022 Model Y Performance. I drove at less than 5 mph over 2 what I consider standard size speed bumps and the bottom of the car scraped the speed bumps. Has anyone else experienced this? My brother has a Model Y Long Range and has never experienced this.

Did your car come with the front mud flaps? If so, that's what is scraping.

 

[Dave's EV]

It does have front mud flaps! I never thought of that. Very reassuring. Thanks.

 

[MatildaModelY]

It does have front mud flaps! I never thought of that. Very reassuring. Thanks.

Yeah! Definitely the mud flaps. Those do scrape easily on mine. Problem solved.

 

[C-Bus Y]

+2. Mud flaps

 

[Clark_Kent]

The fact that the Model Y Performance is lower than the LR is why I will never own a Model Y Performance.

The Model Y LR is already too low for my preferences.

Please don't sensensationalize this. The Performance variant is 0.6 inches lower. The drop is immaterial and not noticeable. I've never scraped one time in my MYP.

 

[C-Bus Y]

Odd, I scrape over nearly every speed bump with the OEM flaps.

 

[Ogre]

Please don't sensensationalize this. The Performance variant is 0.6 inches lower. The drop is immaterial and not noticeable. I've never scraped one time in my MYP.

Didn’t mean to. And when I realized the much better explanation I wanted to go back end edit my post but it was too late.

I know this is a bit sideways from the topic, but when I got my Model Y since it’s classified as an “SUV”, I expected the ride height to be a lot closer to the Subaru Outback. It’s really just a 4 door hatchback. I know that’s where the industry is with the naming, but not what I expected.

 

[andaconda]

Odd, I scrape over nearly every speed bump with the OEM flaps.

I have the OEM mud flaps. They do scrape occasionally coming into or out of parking lots and some speed bumps - even when I take it at an angle and slow. Nice thing about the OEM flaps is that the lower few inches is semi-flexible.

 

[mac9899]

It does have front mud flaps! I never thought of that. Very reassuring. Thanks.

It's the mudflaps, happens all the time with my YPUP, well until I shaved them a bit.

 

[Cyberspeed]

I just took delivery on a 2022 Model Y Performance. I drove at less than 5 mph over 2 what I consider standard size speed bumps and the bottom of the car scraped the speed bumps. Has anyone else experienced this? My brother has a Model Y Long Range and has never experienced this.

mud flaps scraping? I've had this on speed bumps...

 

[shannonc13]

I just took delivery on a 2022 Model Y Performance. I drove at less than 5 mph over 2 what I consider standard size speed bumps and the bottom of the car scraped the speed bumps. Has anyone else experienced this? My brother has a Model Y Long Range and has never experienced this.

I haven’t heard of this happening but I believe it must have because a new feature being added is the car detecting speed bumps and higher levels on the road so the car automatically raises itself. Hard to explain what I read from Tesla but this new up upcoming feature didn’t come from nowhere. Before reading your thread here, I thought it was dumb because who does “mini off-roading “ in their Tesla.

 

[shannonc13]

I just took delivery on a 2022 Model Y Performance. I drove at less than 5 mph over 2 what I consider standard size speed bumps and the bottom of the car scraped the speed bumps. Has anyone else experienced this? My brother has a Model Y Long Range and has never experienced this.

This was a bit different from what I read this year but all I could find in a quick google search just now. Not sure if it’s even the same thing and could have been scratched for a much better version I read. Above was written Feb 2021

 

[Tha_Ape]

Odd, I scrape over nearly every speed bump with the OEM flaps.

Me, too and I have a MYLR.

 

[andaconda]

Me, too and I have a MYLR.

But at least the OEM's are flexible. Some of the after market suppliers are solid.

 

[yellowr6]

Yes. My MYP “EV mud flap“ was scrape all the time going over speed bump and my sister drieway! lucky these are flexible so no biggie.

 

[TomServo]

I just traded in a 2020 LR AWD Y for a new MYP and drive the exact routes and speeds and yes I can cause the MUD FLAPS to scrape from time to time. It’s NOT THE CAR.