While the optional white upholstery looks sensational and claims to be somewhat stain-resistant, we’d be recommending the standard black trim if the Model Y Performance is the family chariot.Ĭharging phones, laptops or Air Pods is practically a free-for-all with no less than four USB-C ports, two wireless charging cradles up front, as well as a USB-A port and 128GB storage device in the glovebox. There’s not even a head-up display to break the single-minded focus and newfound on-road serenity.įorget about high-end Harman Kardon units or even Bang & Olufsen, because the system in the Tesla produces staggeringly good sound – perhaps the best I’ve heard in an SUV. I tried it several times and got the same result, eventually calling on Siri to intervene.Īs tech heavy as the Model Y Performance is, it’s nice to sit back and enjoy the driving experience without any such distractions ahead of you.
While Tesla voice commands function well enough most times, simply by pressing a rather annoyingly-fiddly scroll wheel on the steering wheel asking it to navigate its way home to Collaroy on Sydney’s Northern Beaches immediately had me heading to Colorado in the US – some 13,400 kilometres away as the crow flies. Nevertheless, as someone who is still learning despite my age-old-experience, I was pleasantly surprised by how quickly I learned to live without it – just a few hours behind the wheel and I wasn’t really giving it a second thought. Well, you do have Apple Music accessed via a QR Code (then sign in with your Apple ID) but there’s still no CarPlay or Android Auto without going for a Tesla Mirroring App from a third party. Or there’s the BMW iX3 from around $104,000 plus on-roads but it doesn’t have the performance of the go-fast Model Y.
There are slightly smaller options too, like the C40 Recharge Pure Electric, or the luxurious Genesis GV60. There’s a go-fast Ioniq 5 N on its way here too with proper track capability – watch this space. It costs from $72,000 for the base Dynamiq RWD, through to the range-topping Epiq AWD at $85,000. Then there’s the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which has been updated for 2023 and beyond. Rival makes and models include the Kia EV6, which ranges from $72,590 for the base Air RWD, through to $99,590 for the hi-po GT, which goes head-to-head with the Model Y Performance on test.
Note: Pearl White Multi-Coat is standard on the Model Y Performance, but even Solid Black costs $1500, as does Deep Blue Metallic and Midnight Silver Metallic. So, after options and on-road costs are added, our Model Y Performance is priced at $111,306 drive-away. For sure you need either Metallic or Multi-Coat paint on your Model Y, but we’d go for the all-black interior, especially if this served as your daily driver.
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