Launched earlier this week, the Tesla Model Y L is finally available to order on the Malaysian website, and with that comes official pricing for the six-seater electric SUV. The automobile costs exactly as estimated, retailing at a pleasant round RM260,000 nett, or RM262,615 on-the-road without insurance.
This makes the L RM17,550 dearer than the regular Premium Long Range AWD, which is in regards to the same as in Australia – although the reverse is true in Thailand. As with every other Tesla, the automobile is out there with several cost options, including any color apart from the usual Stealth Grey.
One of the crucial expensive is the brand new hero color called Cosmic Silver, an almost champagne gold hue that replaces Quicksilver and costs a whopping RM11,000, joining the similarly-priced Ultra Red (other colors include Pearl White Multi-Coat and Diamond Black at RM5,000, in addition to Glacier Blue at RM7,500). As for the inside, the optional white has been replaced by Zen Grey, remaining at RM5,000 (black isn’t any cost).
Available solely in Premium AWD trim. the Model Y L is 177 mm longer (4,969 mm) and 44 mm taller (1,668 mm) with a 149 mm longer wheelbase (3,040 mm) than the five-seater Premium model. This frees up space for a pair of third-row seats, with the roofline also being pushed upwards towards the rear so as to add some decent headroom.
Step inside and also you’ll notice that the second-row bench has been swapped out for captain’s chairs with power-retractable armrests, heating and ventilation, resulting in a 2-2-2 seating configuration. The facility-folding rearmost seats are also more substantial (with proper headrests) than the third-row pews in the usual seven-seater (2-3-2) version, currently only available within the US and Europe. Meanwhile, the physically larger body delivers a maximum cargo room of two,539 litres, versus 2,138 litres for the usual Model Y.
Apart from the marginally hunchbacked roofline, the Model Y L is differentiated on the skin through a jutting rear spoiler and unique 19-inch Machina wheels with a Y-spoke design. You’ll be able to’t spec the 20-inch Crossflow alloys available on other Model Y Premium models.
Other latest bits include more substantial power-adjustable, heated and ventilated front seats – now with extendable thigh support – in addition to adaptive dampers (first seen on the full-fat Performance model) to switch the usual frequency selective shocks. The sound system has also been expanded from a 15-speaker to an 18-speaker setup, still with a subwoofer. The dual Qi wireless chargers have been upgraded to 50W and now feature cooling via air cond vents.
Beyond all that, the Model Y L is just about the identical as every other Model Y Premium, with textile interior trim, faux leather upholstery, a 16-inch infotainment touchscreen, an eight-inch second-row touchscreen, a panoramic glass roof, ambient lighting, eight exterior cameras (still no full 360-degree view) and a hands-free opening tailgate.
By way of driver assists, the Model Y L continues to return with basic Autopilot, which incorporates Level 2 semi-autonomous driving functionality. Enhanced Autopilot, which adds automated lane changes, park assist and distant park assist (which Tesla moderately facetiously calls Dumb Summon) costs an additional RM16,000, while the dubiously-named (and non-functional in Malaysia) Full Self Driving add-on is double that at RM32,000.
Apart from the additional space and seats, the Model Y L also gains a bigger 82 kWh NMC battery for a variety of 681 km on the WLTP cycle, versus 629 km for the Model Y Premium LR AWD. The twin-motor 462 PS (340 kW) setup enables the automobile to get from zero to 100 km/h in 5.0 seconds (two tenths of a second slower than the regular model) on its solution to a top speed of 201 km/h.
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This Article First Appeared At paultan.org
