Tesla rolls out an updated Model Y in China but keeps the same starting price

Tesla’s China arm introduced in a WeChat submit Sunday morning that it launched a brand new Model Y with design and efficiency tweaks that keeps the same starting price as earlier than (by way of Reuters). The new automotive follows the firm’s launch of the revamped “Highland” Model 3 in China, which additionally hit Europe early final month.

According to Tesla’s Chinese web site, the Model 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 automotive will get new wheels and an ambient LED lighting strip in the sprint, like the refreshed Model 3.

The automotive begins at 263,900 yuan (about $37,000), and the firm provides 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 updated Model Y — or the Model 3, for that matter — in the US. Here are some cropped pictures from Tesla’s WeChat submit asserting the updated automotive: