The rear-wheel drive Tesla Model Y has gone on sale in the UK, priced from £51,990 ⚡
Performance is rated at around 260bhp and 250lb ft of torque, with a 0-62mph sprint of 6.6sec, making the rear-wheel-drive Model Y almost as fast as the all-wheel-drive Volkswagen ID 4 GTX . Top speed is capped at 135mph.
Tesla doesn’t sell its cars with specific trim levels, so the equipment includes the standard Tesla features, such as the firm’s Autopilot system, a heated steering wheel, heated front and rear seats and a premium, 13-speaker audio system. Drivers of the car will also gain access to Tesla’s supercharging network. It currently has around 9000 chargers across Europe, with charging speeds of up to 170kW.
The Model Y first went on sale in the UK in 2019. Built in Tesla’s Shanghai gigafactory, the electric crossover is currently the best-selling EV in Europe.