【Refreshed Model Y Product Highlights Explained (with Specs Configuration Table)】

Recently, Tesla's refreshed Model Y opened for pre-sale in mainland China, with the simultaneously launched Launch Series model starting at a pre-sale price of 263,500 yuan.

The new car offers longer range, lower energy consumption, stronger acceleration performance, a more comfortable cabin, a quieter driving experience, and more convenient usage details, while core product strengths such as safety and intelligence have been further enhanced.

Inheriting Tesla's design prowess, the refreshed Model Y is not only regarded as one of the "most Cyberpunk-style S3XY models" in appearance, but Tesla's core three-electric system has also been further optimized, giving the new car industry-leading zero-to-hundred acceleration among同级 competitors and making it the Model Y with the longest range and lowest energy consumption in Tesla's history.

The refreshed Model Y Launch Series not only features Launch Series badging, including a tailgate emblem, welcome light emblem projection, welcome pedal text标识, phone charging dock text标识, premium fabric floor mats, and pure black suede-texture trim. In addition, it comes with a 2-year/40,000 km extended warranty service, with limited-time pre-sale until February 28.

At the same time, the car also brings dozens of newly added and upgraded features. Beyond the intuitively perceptible improvements of looking better, driving better, and being more comfortable, there are also many subtle detail refreshes, fully embodying the design principle of "designed for efficiency"——

【Exterior: More Cyberpunk】

【Newly designed aerodynamic styling】From the front bumper to the rear taillights, the vehicle's exterior has been redesigned to maximize efficiency, with a tougher look that boldly draws inspiration from the Cybertruck. Smoother lines bring the vehicle's drag coefficient down to as low as 0.22, effectively improving range capability, performance, and service life.

【Cyberpunk-style front and rear light design】The front features a light bar similar in style to the Cybertruck, paired with an innovatively designed taillight. The overall effect presents a sci-fi cyberpunk feel similar to Tesla's Cybercab. Under bright light, it looks as if it has driven in from the future.

【World's first diffuse reflection taillight】It adopts a continuous light band and features a taillight shape created exclusively for the refreshed Model Y, using Tesla's patented diffuse reflection technology to make the new car's appearance more recognizable.

【More efficient rear diffuser】Provides better rear-wheel downforce, further improving vehicle stability at high speeds.

【Newly designed front bumper and side mirror styling】Adds a new "air blade" design that "cuts through" airflow around the body while driving, reducing drag and wind noise, and improving stability and range performance. Combined with newly designed wheels and rear diffuser, the vehicle's overall aerodynamic drag is reduced by 4%, and the lift balance between front and rear wheels is optimized by 27%, making it more stable, quieter, and more energy-efficient at high speeds.

【All-new tire and wheel configurations】New 19-inch Interactive Storm wheels and 20-inch Helix Storm wheels are available, paired with updated tire sets for smoother handling and stronger grip. Comprehensive updates from wheels and tires to the suspension system deliver a quieter and smoother driving experience.

【New Glacier Blue paint】A new color option for personalization, introducing Glacier Blue paint. Its unique and distinctive blue visual effect changes with different lighting conditions, presenting a fresh and flowing visual tension full of premium feel.

【Performance: More Powerful】

【Ultra-long range】While continuously improving aerodynamic efficiency, by re-optimizing the powertrain gears and oil pump to reduce friction losses, paired with lower rolling resistance tires, and combined with multiple vehicle-wide optimizations, it achieves a range increase of over 30 kilometers. On a single charge, the maximum range reaches 719 kilometers (CLTC estimate). With the nation's dense Supercharger network, whether for daily commuting or family road trips, it's convenient, fast, and effortless.

【Industry-lowest energy consumption】The refreshed Model Y's energy consumption is as low as 11.9 kWh/100 km (CLTC conditions), achieving the lowest energy consumption among同级 competitors, even lower than most sedans.

【Strong performance】The benchmark-level three-electric system gives the refreshed Model Y power output far exceeding同级 fuel vehicles. With a powerful electric drive and a lifetime maintenance-free gearbox, the refreshed Model Y's zero-to-hundred acceleration improves to as fast as 4.3 seconds.

【Newly tuned suspension system】While retaining support and handling performance, through coordinated tuning of steering, suspension, and dampers, the vehicle's handling becomes smoother while delivering better damping effects, with vibration filtering on rough roads improved by 51%. This allows the SUV to achieve agile driving experience comparable to the sport sedan Model 3, stable yet effortless.

【Cabin: More Comfortable】

【Significantly improved cabin quietness】On the basis of double-layer acoustic glass on front and rear side windows, the vehicle's weather strips, sound insulation materials, and more have all been optimized to effectively isolate external road noise, reducing road noise by 22% and wind noise by 20%, making the drive quieter.

【New wraparound ambient lighting】Multi-color ambient lighting extends from the center console to the side door panels, outlining a broader interior boundary and making the car "look" more spacious inside.

【New front seat ventilation】Using Tesla's patented air duct design, the front seat ventilation function can be turned on in advance via the mobile app, or set to automatically adjust airflow based on the temperature control system. Combined with front and rear seat heating, seating remains comfortable in both winter and summer.

【Longer rear seats, wider headrests】On top of the original Model Y's rear seat length increase of 30 mm, the refreshed model adds another 15 mm, continuously optimizing seat softness and support. Paired with headrests widened by 17 mm for a better fit, it reduces fatigue during long journeys, making rear passengers more comfortable.

【New 8-inch rear control screen】Standard 15.4-inch front touchscreen + 8-inch rear touchscreen, supporting Bluetooth connectivity. Passengers in any seat can listen to music, watch movies, play games, and also control seat heating, adjust air conditioning airflow, and freely adjust various comfort functions.

【Self-developed audio system upgraded】Equipped with 16 speakers including 1 subwoofer (on the refreshed Model Y Long Range All-Wheel Drive model), featuring an invisible speaker design. Mid-range sound performance has been improved, bringing more sound detail and clearer acoustic directionality, fully leveraging the audio system's performance.

【Tech textile floating wing trim panel】Uses 3D Mesh craftsmanship, eco-friendly and healthy, with a more refined overall texture.

【More convenient mobile device charging】Two USB-C fast charging ports are provided in the rear, supporting fast charging and capable of charging two MacBooks simultaneously, making every trip more convenient and efficient.

【Space: More Practical】

【Panoramic glass roof with stronger sun protection and heat insulation】The panoramic glass roof that provides an ultra-large scenic view now uses silver-coated film material, improving energy reflection efficiency by 7 times and effectively blocking UV rays. Without the need for tint film or sunshades, it achieves better sun protection and heat insulation.

【Further enhanced network connectivity】Adds a UWB near-field communication module, making Wi-Fi connection faster and more stable, improving phone key performance by 10 times, allowing the phone key to work from farther away. Combined with fully optimized microphones, in-car calls are clearer.

【Electrically adjustable seats with "one-touch flat-folding"】The newly upgraded rear electrically adjustable seats can be adjusted to a comfortable angle using side buttons, quickly achieving "one-touch adjustment," and can be folded or laid flat for lying down.

【2,130+ liters of ultra-large storage space】Model Y has the industry's largest 117 L front trunk, and the refreshed model adds an independent drainage hole; after folding the rear seats, it achieves over 2,130 liters of large front and rear storage space.

【Automatic trunk opening】Using an iPhone to enable the phone key function in the Tesla APP, the owner can walk to the rear of the car and stop, and the trunk will open automatically, allowing them to put down their luggage in one smooth motion.

【Vanity mirror effect optimized to rival a "beauty mirror"】The vanity mirror located at the sun visor has been color-temperature optimized according to beauty mirror standards, with a color rendering index exceeding 90%, simulating daylight光源, restoring true makeup colors, and achieving studio-level lighting conditions.

【Intelligent Safety: Benchmark Level】

【Further improved body rigidity】Through large-scale use of high-strength steel, combined with a single-piece die-cast rear underbody, it builds a strong and robust body "skeleton." Together with a超大 crumple zone, it better absorbs energy generated in crashes, significantly reducing the risk of direct impact on occupants in a collision. Among these, the single-piece die-cast rear underbody reduces the number of required parts from 70 to 1, making the vehicle more integrated, safer, and quieter.

【Standard far-side airbag】Deploys immediately in an accident to protect occupants and reduce injuries between the driver and front passenger in the event of an accident.

【Optimized front and rear seatbelt positions】The front seatbelt position is lowered by 27 mm, and the rear seatbelt position is optimized, providing better protection for users of different heights and body types.

【Standard active safety features】Active safety features can help reduce the severity of collisions in accidents, or even avoid them. Forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane departure avoidance, and other active safety features are all standard.

【AI 4 hardware standard across the lineup】Model Y is equipped across all variants with Tesla's most advanced autonomous driving hardware (AI 4), seeing farther, seeing more clearly, and computing faster. Currently, Autopilot assisted driving equipped with AI 4 hardware achieves driving safety more than 10 times that of ordinary vehicles when activated.

【New front bumper camera】The vehicle is equipped with a total of 8 cameras, including 1 newly added blind-spot camera below the front bumper. The blind spot below the front of the car can be seen directly on the central touchscreen, allowing drivers to intuitively and clearly see the front image while driving, and it also supports self-cleaning.

【New blind spot monitoring feature】Blind spot warning lights are installed on the inside of the doors, working with visual images on the touchscreen to safely check the surrounding environment.