Tesla’s China arm introduced in a WeChat put up Sunday morning that it launched a brand new Mannequin Y with design and efficiency tweaks that retains the identical beginning value as earlier than (by way of Reuters). The brand new automobile follows the corporateās launch of the revamped “Highland” Mannequin 3 in China, which additionally hit Europe early final month.
In keeping with Teslaās Chinese language web site, the Mannequin Y now has a 0ā100km/h time of 5.9 seconds, which Bloomberg notes in a report is barely quicker than earlier than. The automobile will get new wheels and an ambient LED lighting strip within the sprint, just like the refreshed Mannequin 3.
The automobile begins at 263,900 yuan (about $37,000), and the corporate provides each a long-range model for 299,900 yuan (about $42,000) and a high-performance model for 349,900 yuan (about $49,000). Tesla has not introduced the up to date Mannequin Y ā or the Mannequin 3, for that matter ā within the US. Listed below are some cropped photos from Teslaās WeChat put up saying the up to date automobile: