Video Summary
Here is a summary of the YouTube video.- The Performance version of the Tesla Model Y is new to Australia, joining the base model and long-range model in the lineup.
- The Model Y Performance competes with vehicles like the Kia EV6 GT and the Ionic 5N and is priced at $94,900 AUD, but the base model starts below $70,000 AUD.
- The model has five different colors, with Red being the most expensive one. White is the only one that doesn’t cost extra.
- A difference between the Model Ys on the roads is that the 20” alloy wheels can be added to base Models, so the alloy wheels don’t necessarily indicate a Performance version.
- A way to see if it is the performance version is if “dual motor” is on the back with an underline.
- New parking sensors are being removed from Tesla, relying instead on “Tesla Vision” with its cameras to process parking distances. Results have been bad so far, but Tesla plans to update the software regularly and hopefully improve the system.
- The Australian design lacks Matrix LED headlights. Although the hardware is installed, software limitations prevent their functionality. Automatic high beams are frustrating and can blind drivers or sometimes won’t switch on when needed. When autopilot is set at night, it defaults to the auto beams, so can be frustrating.
- The Australian model has an upgraded camera, going from under 2MP to around 5MP.
- It has 21-inch alloy wheels with Pirelli PZero tires. The front brake is a four-piston caliper on a 355mm rotor (Brembo break). On current models, there are no Brembo Breaks on the rear, and the design has been faked with a red “dress cover” on top to make it look like there is a Brembo break.
- There is no indicator in the wing mirror.
- Using the phone for the Tesla app will help unlock the car immediately.
- Materials and build quality has been significantly improved on these Teslas, but the way that the door “slams” sounds “tinny.”
- There is no key start, but they can be unlocked using your phone or by tapping your Tesla key card on the door frame.
- There is plenty of storage, with 854 liters in the back, or 2,041 with the seats folded down. There is storage beneath the back floor and in the "frunk" front trunk (117 liters).
- Regarding comfort, the heated seats for the front row, and heated steering wheel, are very enjoyable, and the seats themselves are soft and supportive. The seats are electrically adjustable. Lumbar adjustment has been removed from the passenger seat.
- There is a dual-zone automatic climate.
- The base-model Model Y feels like a better, less-boomy ride than this performance version. On curvy roads at high speed, the center of gravity becomes more noticeable.
- The 0-100km speed is 3.7 seconds (with a “one-foot roll out”), which feels accurate and responsive. The DC charging is 250kw.
- The car can store the owner's manual onboard for convenient reference.
