Tesla Model Y 2025 pricing: $4500-cheaper core variants confirmed for popular electric car

Tesla Australia has confirmed pricing for core versions of the worthy-upgraded 2025 Model Y electric SUV.

After selling thru the elephantine allocation of the Model Y RWD Commence Sequence – with about a Long Vary AWD Commence Sequence vehicles peaceful obtainable — ahead of their mid-Might perchance also commence, Tesla has announced permanent Model Y variants that are $4500 more cost-effective.

The 2025 Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive starts at $58,900 and the Long Vary AWD $68,900, both ahead of on-toll road charges. Customer deliveries will originate up in June.

That’s a $3000 amplify over the pre-update Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive however a pleasant $1000 drop compared with the outgoing Long Vary AWD. Tesla is but to component the flagship Efficiency.

The brand new entry designate brings the Model Y into line with unique competitors, including the XPeng G6 Authentic Vary ($54,800), Deepal S07 ($fifty three,900) and Kia EV5 Air Authentic Vary ($56,770, all ahead of on-toll road charges)

Talking completely to Chasing Vehicles, a senior Tesla Govt revealed the new Model Y’s pricing will be extra fixed because it steps faraway from bloody designate wars.

2025 Tesla Model Y upgrades and aspects

When put next to the commence sequence, the favored Model Ys are geared up with stride-smaller, 19-stride Crossflow alloy wheels and set now not consist of top rate paint such as Stealth Gray, Quicksilver, Ultra Red and new Glacier Blue, which designate between $2300 and $2600 extra.

There’s also a special bezel across the wireless phone charger, different upholstery, and no puddle lights.

Authentic tools is sturdy, even supposing, with new heated and ventilated entrance seats, ambient lighting fixtures, hands-free energy tailgate, adaptive pixel headlights, improved phone key performance and entrance bumper digicam.

The cabin keeps an indicator stalk on the left, in preference to Model 3’s buttons, and the new Model Y has a silver-covered layer on the glass roof to sustain the cabin cooler.

A 15.4-stride multimedia touchscreen with cyber net connectivity, constructed-in navigation and downloadable apps, including Spotify and YouTube takes centre stage within the cabin.

Like the new Model 3, the Y rankings an 8.0-stride rear touchscreen that might perchance well presumably movement media and management the HVAC.

The 2d row wishes to be worthy improved with a brand new bench and squab that aspects heating for outboard positions, energy recline characteristic and folds fully flat.

The most life like likely most principal loss for the noxious Model Y is the downgrade to a 9-speaker sound blueprint, in preference to 13 speakers with subwoofer. The Long Vary, on the other hand, will get an upgraded 15-speaker blueprint.

A elephantine-width entrance lightbar properties the indications and is mirrored on the back with a crimson glowing strip with integral ‘TESLA’ badging.

Alongside side acoustic glass that cuts wind noise by 20 p.c, fixed with Tesla, the Model Y’s new Cybertruck-inspired fetch improves aerodynamics, boosting vary by 11km within the RWD (now 466km) and 18km (now 551km) for the Long Vary AWD.

Tesla doesn’t openly fragment outputs, however industry guides prove the RWD’s energy has been boosted 5kW and the AWD’s stay unchanged. Weight appears to absorb elevated tremendously, even supposing, with the new RWD 148kg heavier.

More impressive is the 0-100km/h streak, which is a elephantine 2d faster at 5.9 seconds for the rear-drive, while the AWD improves by a tenth to 4.3 seconds with Acceleration Boost. High meander drops from 217km/h to 201km/h within the new Model Y.

Suspension has been improved and, fixed with Tesla, the up up to now Model Y keeps its appealing facing while adding a diploma of plushness to the journey. The springs and dampers wishes to be quieter, too.

All remains to be confirmed with a elephantine toll road test of the heavily up up to now Tesla Model Y within the approaching weeks.

2025 Tesla Model Y pricing

Prices listed are ahead of on-toll road charges

• Model Y RWD — $58,900 (up $3000)
• Model Y RWD Commence Sequence — $63,400 (sold out)
• Model Y LR AWD — $68,900 (down $1000)
• Model Y LR AWD Commence Sequence — $73,400