Now we have right here one other spyshot of the upcoming Tesla Mannequin Y ‘Juniper’ facelift, testing in Palo Alto, California, courtesy of Canada-based Drive Tesla’s X account. Peeking by a cut-out (intentional?) within the rear cladding is the nice and cozy glow of the rear gentle bar – extensively anticipated to be full width.
Chinese language information sources say the automobile is about to start out manufacturing on the Shanghai Gigafactory (the place Malaysian Teslas come from), with Automotive Information China quoting a Weibo blogger as saying that closed-loop manufacturing for the facelift was attributable to kick off October 22, 2024 at a 12-unit-a-day price. Following that revelation, a supply acquainted with the matter advised the publication that mass manufacturing was set to start out in late-November 2024.
Will ‘Juniper’ launch this 12 months? Tesla beforehand issued a memo to sellers saying that the automobile wouldn’t attain North American showrooms in 2024, however one other Weibo blogger mentioned it might come sooner than anticipated. Effectively, 2024 is over, and Tesla could be mirroring the method it took with the Mannequin 3 ‘Highland’ facelift, launching the automobile globally first earlier than launching in North America a number of months later.
Anticipate far-reaching beauty modifications – a earlier purported spyshot confirmed the automobile with a full-width taillight bar and a cleaner tailgate design (which means that the quantity plate recess has probably been moved all the way down to the bumper) – mirroring the newer Cybertruck and Robotaxi.
Additionally anticipated is a totally redesigned face and a revamped inside that takes a web page from the Mannequin 3 ‘Highland’, resembling a brand new three-spoke steering wheel, no indicator and wiper stalks, customisable ambient lighting, a bigger 15-inch infotainment touchscreen and an eight-inch rear touchscreen. It’s also possible to sit up for a number of enhancements to extend aerodynamic effectivity (which ought to result in higher vary figures) and cut back noise, vibration and harshness.
Many of those modifications have already been quietly carried out into the present 2024 mannequin, together with all-round double glazing. Final however not least, you possibly can count on a spicier Efficiency mannequin than the final, that includes extra highly effective motors, adaptive dampers, extra aggressive styling and bucket seats for the primary time. There may be a brand new variant with six seats from late-2025.
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