

Meanwhile, the front headlights look like rounded triangles when viewed head-on.Īround the side, creases beneath the windows and at the bottom of the doors add definition to the shape.

Towards the bottom, the fog lights, which sprout out of two modest air intakes on either side of the number plate, and a small lower grille, give the car some personality. Again, minimalism reigns supreme, with no main grille (and no attempt at a fake one either) and a smooth, rounded all-body-coloured front end. And that’s a lot of people.īy now, Tesla’s design signature is well-known, so the front looks like any other Tesla in the range. And it's aimed at road users who want a higher driving position than the former without the meatiness of the latter. The Model 3 is already an excellent car, so this is more a case of Tesla picking up where it left off.īesides, in terms of physical stature, the Y sits neatly in the range between the Model 3 and the larger Model X.

So while it's easy to criticise the company for being unoriginal, it’s a case of ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’. Indeed, Tesla says that 95 per cent of the Model Y is the same as the Model 3.
