Model Y unveiling event 2019-03-14 (official thread)

[Barklikeadog]

i'm so glad literally nobody, including Tesla engineers, agrees with you. take the bus.

Elon said safety is far and away #1. I support that. Excessive speeding is a deadly activity.

 

[Snow Drift]

Ordered!

 

[Buggle]

Love Tesla design generally, but I’m not a fan of the Y. It really does look like a 3 just photoshopped to be bigger. It just looks like lazy design, frankly. The X also looks like it’s derived from the S, but it retains some very unique design lines. The Y literally just looks like a 3 in need of a diet. Sort of disappointed.

The increased utility of the Y is fantastic though.

I wasn't expecting anything else really. It's designed to get them into the market without having to outlay another billion bucks for a new line. So that's what they did.

 

[McFlurri]

no $1000 reservation deposit. $3200CAD to actually order the car that wont be in peoples hands until October 2020. ummmm....

My wife wanted to place a reservation.. but we aren't giving Tesla $3200CAD interest free for a year and a half!

 

[NathanielHrnblwr]

blue wasn't a good color for the reveal. hard to really see much. will look forward to some real pics over the next few weeks.

 

[Pezpunk]

Elon said safety is far and away #1. I support that. Excessive speeding is a deadly activity.

how do you expect anyone to take your posts seriously when you don't even believe them yourself? stop trolling.

 

[TheGrimSweeper]

The low resolution video from the stream made the blue one on stage look really lame. However the red one on the website and that white one somebody configured and posted look decent. If only they made it in Model X size. That third row is going to be rediculous.

If you want bigger then just get an X man. If it was the same size it wouldn't have made any sense to have made this at all.

 

[Nick70d]

MY is the combine between MX and M3. Nice

 

[KSilver2000]

Anyone spending extra money for the 7-seat option is just throwing money away or investing in TSLA at 0%. There is no way you can fit 2 extra people into a car that is “10% bigger” than a M3. Even the X’s 3rd row is a very small and cramped space.

Besides that, I think the overall design is as expected. Doesn’t make sense for Tesla to unveil a completely new design language at this point.
This will do well for buyers also looking at the X4, GLE coupe, Q4, QX50, and Macan.
These others cars are all similar in size....and none have 7 seats. Just. Not. Practical. (Even to just get down the street).

 

[Pushmi-Pullyu]

Love Tesla design generally, but I’m not a fan of the Y. It really does look like a 3 just photoshopped to be bigger. It just looks like lazy design, frankly. The X also looks like it’s derived from the S, but it retains some very unique design lines. The Y literally just looks like a 3 in need of a diet. Sort of disappointed.

One thing that has always attracted me to Tesla is how they do NOT make meaningless style changes just for the sake of change. Most of the complaints about the Model 3 were that (a) it's a sedan with a normal trunk, not a rear hatch; (b) lack of head room in the rear seat, and (c) lack of a tow rating.

Assuming the Model Y solves all those problems, and it probably does, then it seems to me that the Model Y is exactly what the market wants, and should sell very well indeed.

Just my opinion, of course.

 

[TEG]

 

[Canuck]

Why didn't they open the hatch and show us the 3rd row during the presentation?

My thoughts exactly. And my wife said -- open the frunk to see if it holds a stroller because no room in the back with the seats. But I guess those pics will come out soon if people are taking a closer look right now.

 

[TEG]

Model 3 rear trunk is a pain in the rain... water drips in the back. Switching Y to a hatchback is welcomed !

 

[AudubonB]

The low resolution video from the stream made the blue one on stage look really lame. However the red one on the website and that white one somebody configured and posted look decent. If only they made it in Model X size. That third row is going to be rediculous.

Umm - if they made that in the Model X size, then it would be the Model X.

 

[JohnSnowNW]

Model Y reminds me of the BMW X6.

MY ordered.

 

[pscarroll]

Anyone remember Elon saying that they'll be upgrading V2 superchargers to V3 during his "history lesson" when he was talking about supercharging? I think that's what he said, if so that's awesome!

 

[TEG]

 

[Snow Drift]

I do wish it had front/rear bumper skid-plate type cladding to make it look off-road capable (for looks haha).

 

[pandam3]

hmmm... take 1 model 3 + add Mountain Pass Performance lift kit + plastic fender cladding from the Y = Model Y

 

[bhtooefr]

Third row seat will almost certainly be like the Model S 3rd row - only for children.

That said, the added height (it looks almost as tall as a Model X?) will allow for the 1st and 2nd row to be more upright, which reduces legroom requirements.