New Tesla Model Y Juniper goes on sale: best-seller gets a total overhaul
January 10, 2025 by Jamie Edkins
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The new Tesla Model Y Juniper has gone on sale in Australia, giving us a first look at this car’s revised styling and specs.
- New Tesla Model Y revealed overseas
- Updated SUV goes on sale in Australia and China
- Cybertruck-esque front-end styling
- Similar interior to the Model 3
- Modest range improvements
- On sale in the UK imminently
Tesla has revealed the new Model Y “Juniper” in Australia and China ahead of the launch in the US and Europe. It gets overhauled exterior styling, a similar interior to the latest Model 3 and improved specs
The model on sale in China gets up to 447 miles of range, over 100 miles more than the outgoing car, although that’s according to the Chinese vehicle testing procedures. European specs are likely to be slightly different.
New Tesla Model Y design
This is the first time we’ve seen the new Tesla Model Y Juniper in full, and the redesign is a bit more dramatic than the one given to the Model 3 in 2023.
Starting up front, it has a much sleeker design than before. The old Model Y looked a bit bloated, but this one has a lower bonnet line and a sleek light bar inspired by the Cybertruck and Cybercab.
The side profile looks pretty much the same as before, although there are two new alloy wheel options. As standard you have 19-inch wheels with plastic aero covers, or you can get 20-inch alloys which look similar to the ones you get on the Model 3.
Moving to the rear, this new Model Y gets similar C-shaped LED taillights to the latest Model 3, with a full-width light bar which looks a bit like the underglow lighting you get at a trendy nightclub bar. It’s a pretty big improvement over the old Model Y.
New Tesla Model Y interior
Moving inside, the Model Y Juniper shares most of its interior with the latest Model 3. This comes as no surprise because the two cars are very similar under the skin.
You get the same large central screen as before, and the new steering wheel is lifted straight from the Model 3 as well. The dashboard has been tweaked with a slightly different shape and some new ambient lighting, although overall it’s just as minimalist as the old car.
When the Model 3 was updated back in 2023, it got improved interior materials to make it feel more luxurious, something which is likely to have been applied to the new Model Y. This new SUV also gets a new diecast rear underbody. This means it goes from being made up of 70 different components to just being one piece, making it a quieter car on the road.
New Tesla Model Y motors and range
The new Tesla Model Y has gone on sale in China and Australia, and the two markets have different technical specs.
In China, the car is available to order with either rear-wheel drive or all-wheel drive, the latter of which has a claimed 447 miles of range. This is according to the Chinese vehicle testing procedure though, which is different from the way we test cars in Europe.
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Australia uses the same new car testing system as we do, and the car down under has up to 342 miles of claimed range. This is likely to be closer to what we’ll get in the UK, and it’s only around 11 miles more than the outgoing Model Y Long-Range All-Wheel Drive. A rear-wheel drive version could come along at a later date with even more range though.
As for performance, Tesla hasn’t actually said how much power the new Model Y makes, but the all-wheel drive version will do 0-62mph in 4.3 seconds. That’s 0.7 of a second quicker than the old car, which had 384hp, so it could have a bit more than this.
New Tesla Model Y price
The new Model Y will be going on sale in the UK imminently, however UK prices are yet to be confirmed. In Australia, the car starts from the equivalent of just £31,884, almost £15,000 less than the current car costs on our shores.
It’s unlikely to be that cheap over here though, because historically Teslas have always been much cheaper in Australia. It’s a similar story in China, where the new Model Y costs under £30,000.
When the new Tesla Model 3 went on sale in the UK, it was actually a few thousand pounds cheaper than the car it replaced. If the new Model Y follows this trend, a starting price of around £45,000 would be likely.
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