Tesla rolls out an up to date Mannequin Y in China however retains the identical beginning worth

Tesla’s China arm introduced in a WeChat submit Sunday morning that it launched a brand new Mannequin Y with design and efficiency tweaks that retains the identical beginning worth as earlier than (through Reuters). The brand new automobile follows the corporate’s launch of the revamped “Highland” Mannequin 3 in China, which additionally hit Europe early final month.

In accordance with Tesla’s Chinese language web site, the Mannequin Y now has a 0–100km/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.

In the event you squint, you’ll be able to see the brand new LED strip alongside the entrance. Screenshot: Wes Davis / The Verge

The automobile begins at 263,900 yuan (about $37,000), and the corporate presents 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 — or the Mannequin 3, for that matter — within the US. Listed here are some cropped pictures from Tesla’s WeChat submit asserting the up to date automobile:

The up to date dashboard and wheels. Picture: Tesla

The Mannequin Y is usually unchanged elsewhere. Picture: Tesla