Tesla Model Y

I was pleasantly surprised by the looks of the Model Y in the flesh too. The Model 3 is a bit of an ugly duckling, the Y is supposed to be just a bigger version of it, but they don't look alike at all.

yea it very much felt it was more of a mature car - maybe showing my age or the SUV generation in me but it looked really impressive and more premium than the 3 - I’ll do a test run but my test run in the model 3 wasn’t perfect and I still bought that

Tesla Model Y review after 1100 miles of family life. The good, the bad and the long term efficiency

How big was the recent shipment of these, I’m seeing them all over the place here over the last couple of weeks. Nice black one with black wheels just passed me on the N11 there. They look much better in real life than in pics.

Do you mean it'll be the best selling EV in the world too?

I agree with you on that one, sk8board. Model Y is no doubt best in class but €60k (no subsidy) for a family size largish crossover is a hard sell when you can buy a perfectly fine alternative (with a smaller range but still adequate for most people) like a Skoda Enyaq, VW ID.4 or Hyundai Ioniq 5 for around the €40k mark (after the €5k subsidy)

Edit - just checked and the Enyaq and ID.4 start at around the €50k mark, that's a lot more than I thought. If it wasn't for the subsidy, they would only be about €5k cheaper than the Tesla, which has more range and is far better specced. And will likely have lower depreciation (see the tiny depreciation on the Model 3 now)

Not sure where you got your number of EVs sold in 2021 but according to SIMI it was 2478 so Tesla had 35% of the market as opposed to the 10% you suggest.

Not sure why you think 2021 was a buzz year for the Model 3, it was 2019 when the long awaited first ones arrived.

Don't think Tesla are looking for mass market share, they are competing with the likes of Audi, BMW,Merc in the premium category. In this category they are selling much cheaper, faster, more efficient, more practical cars.

No you are right. I was wrong above, just checked and indeed it is now €73k from what I can see. That's not cheap. Makes the €39k Ioniq 5 look like a steal.

Yes, I can't see Model Y continue being a large seller in Ireland at 73k. If they re-launch a RWD version made in Germany something like 55-59k would make it much more palatable. Plenty of 58k Model 3 AWDs sold here up to July '21 before the two consequent price hikes with grant/Tesla increased the price by approx 10k. And Model Y is a way more usable vehicle.

An AWD ID.4 is 18k less than a Model Y but has about 80km less range.

Expect to pay a few grand over list.

The difference is, the M3 SR+ is everywhere, but it's 20k cheaper than the current cheapest MY. I reckon the MY SR (if/when it exists) would do the same as the M3 SR.