I had a test drive in the Model Y LR yesterday. A lot of the things that you folks said rang true, and I'm glad y'all prompted me to book one.
It didn't feel quite as punchy off the line as the 90D Model X although pretty close (the test drive car didn't have Acceleration Boost), but it did feel pretty powerful flooring it from 30mph+. The handling felt sharper, and the steering a little more stiff (which is what I like; only when I parked up at the end did I find it was set to "normal" rather than "sport"). The tyres were inflated to 47psi. I ran a loudness meter app on my phone, and it was no quieter in the Model Y than in my Model X: ~55dB-A at 40mph, and ~62dB-A at 60mph. Neither the missus nor I noticed any discomfort in the ride owing the absence of air suspension, but we were driving around the Dartford service centre which is mostly 40mph dual carriageways.
The software is a clear generational leap from what my Model X runs. Everything is way more responsive, and things like the Autopilot cameras showing you the rear views when signalling are cool. That said, it felt like there were more clicks required to get to most things (seat-heaters, for example). It's possible that there were shortcuts that I didn't notice.
There are a bunch of things that'll take some time to get used to, like not having the dashboard screen, not having a separate Autopilot stalk, and the indicator stalk not having a physical latch - that was really distracting to the point of me being dangerous on roundabouts whilst I was trying to figure out WTF was going on. The responsiveness of the software was even apparent when the windows drop when opening/closing the doors, it was way more snappy than on my Model X. The wing mirrors are noticeably narrower. Not being able to see the nose of the car from the driving seat was a bit disconcerting.
The backseats were roomier than I was expecting, and as a not-particularly-tall person I could sit in the back seat, and my fingertips just about touched the back of the driver's seat. The roof glass is cool. The boot mahoosive. I didn't notice a lack of space as the driver, but the centre console/armrest thing is definitely on the large side.
The sound system wasn't as good. The bass goes pretty loud, but the middle didn't sound as well-formed. It seemed all bass and treble, with the middle a bit thin.
All in all, I was pretty impressed, and if the Performance is pokier off the line, that'll be great. The missus thinks she'll miss the X, and whilst it's definitely been awesome having a space-age car, it makes no financial sense to keep it. My current thinking is to hold on to it until the Model Y Performance arrives, and until we've done our Norway road trip so we can exploit the free Supercharging.
It will suck having to open doors by hand though.
Yes! It feels like a plush private jet... At least, that's what the kids first said when I unexpectedly turned up to pick them up from school in it for the first time. The back of the Model Y does feel so normal by comparison.
I guess what future readers can learn from this thread and everyone's contributions is that perhaps the Model Y can do everything that the Model X can do, except be a really flashy, exciting, space-age car that will turn heads. I think I'll miss kids passing by and asking if it can fly after seeing the falcon wing doors open, and people stopping and staring in car parks. The best incident was when we went to some outdoor kids thing, where the car park was next to a load of outdoor trampolines. Literally every child on like six trampolines stopped bouncing and stared when we parked up and opened both the falcon wing doors with music blaring
It didn't feel quite as punchy off the line as the 90D Model X although pretty close (the test drive car didn't have Acceleration Boost), but it did feel pretty powerful flooring it from 30mph+. The handling felt sharper, and the steering a little more stiff (which is what I like; only when I parked up at the end did I find it was set to "normal" rather than "sport"). The tyres were inflated to 47psi. I ran a loudness meter app on my phone, and it was no quieter in the Model Y than in my Model X: ~55dB-A at 40mph, and ~62dB-A at 60mph. Neither the missus nor I noticed any discomfort in the ride owing the absence of air suspension, but we were driving around the Dartford service centre which is mostly 40mph dual carriageways.
The software is a clear generational leap from what my Model X runs. Everything is way more responsive, and things like the Autopilot cameras showing you the rear views when signalling are cool. That said, it felt like there were more clicks required to get to most things (seat-heaters, for example). It's possible that there were shortcuts that I didn't notice.
There are a bunch of things that'll take some time to get used to, like not having the dashboard screen, not having a separate Autopilot stalk, and the indicator stalk not having a physical latch - that was really distracting to the point of me being dangerous on roundabouts whilst I was trying to figure out WTF was going on. The responsiveness of the software was even apparent when the windows drop when opening/closing the doors, it was way more snappy than on my Model X. The wing mirrors are noticeably narrower. Not being able to see the nose of the car from the driving seat was a bit disconcerting.
The backseats were roomier than I was expecting, and as a not-particularly-tall person I could sit in the back seat, and my fingertips just about touched the back of the driver's seat. The roof glass is cool. The boot mahoosive. I didn't notice a lack of space as the driver, but the centre console/armrest thing is definitely on the large side.
The sound system wasn't as good. The bass goes pretty loud, but the middle didn't sound as well-formed. It seemed all bass and treble, with the middle a bit thin.
All in all, I was pretty impressed, and if the Performance is pokier off the line, that'll be great. The missus thinks she'll miss the X, and whilst it's definitely been awesome having a space-age car, it makes no financial sense to keep it. My current thinking is to hold on to it until the Model Y Performance arrives, and until we've done our Norway road trip so we can exploit the free Supercharging.
It will suck having to open doors by hand though.
Yes! It feels like a plush private jet... At least, that's what the kids first said when I unexpectedly turned up to pick them up from school in it for the first time. The back of the Model Y does feel so normal by comparison.
I guess what future readers can learn from this thread and everyone's contributions is that perhaps the Model Y can do everything that the Model X can do, except be a really flashy, exciting, space-age car that will turn heads. I think I'll miss kids passing by and asking if it can fly after seeing the falcon wing doors open, and people stopping and staring in car parks. The best incident was when we went to some outdoor kids thing, where the car park was next to a load of outdoor trampolines. Literally every child on like six trampolines stopped bouncing and stared when we parked up and opened both the falcon wing doors with music blaring
