Lotte World Mall in Jamsil at 10:20 am on the 13th. Even though it was 10 minutes before the opening of the department store, about 20 people stood in line. This is to see Tesla’s’Model Y’, the first in Korea. Even after the reporter, more than 50 people lined up in an instant.
Tesla also opened the’Tesla Gallery’, where you can see Tesla vehicles, in order to unveil Model Y on this day, following the existing Lotte Department Store Yeongdeungpo branch, and at the Jamsil Lotte World Mall. However, unlike the Yeongdeungpo branch, Lotte World is temporarily operated until the 27th.
Tesla Model Y. / Reporter Byun Ji-hee
The Model Y is Tesla’s second sports utility vehicle (SUV) and the last vehicle in the electric passenger car lineup following the Model S, Model 3 (E) and Model X. It was released in the United States and China around the fall of last year, and domestic releases will take place within one quarter. The exact timing and price are undecided as they are currently undergoing the certification process by the Ministry of Environment.
On that day, 15 people entered the Tesla Gallery every 30 minutes to freely view the vehicles. Model Y is an SUV based on Model 3, but consumers who actually watched evaluated that the rear seats were much wider than Model 3.
Tesla Model Y. / Reporter Byun Ji-hee
Actually, Model Y is slightly larger than Model 3 in terms of overall length, width, and height. Model Y is 4751mm long, 1921mm wide, 1624mm tall, and Model 3 is 4694mm, 1849mm, and 1443mm, respectively. The wheelbase also measures 2890mm for Model Y and 2875mm for Model 3. The rear seat legroom is 1029mm for Model Y and 894mm for Model 3.
The interior and exterior design of the vehicle is similar to that of the Model 3. The same is true that the 15-inch touch screen is mounted in the center without an instrument panel.
Inside the Tesla model./ Reporter Byun Ji-hee
However, unlike Model 3, which had to open the trunk manually, a fully automatic trunk that opens and closes automatically when a button is pressed was applied. In addition, in the case of the driver’s seat and the passenger seat, double-glazed glass is installed to better block external noise. In the case of the console box cover, the Model 3 opens and closes manually, but the Model Y has the same semi-automatic slide cover as the Model X.
Two-row seats can also be folded by pressing a button into one or two seats. There is a lever to fold the seats near the shoulder seats, and two buttons to fold the second row seats inside the trunk. There is one more deep storage space at the bottom of the trunk, and there is no internal combustion engine, so the empty bonnet also has a front trunk.
(From the top of the photo) Tesla Model Y Frunk (the empty space inside the bonnet), the trunk, and the space under the trunk./ Reporter Byun Ji-hee
Model Y consists of three trims: Standard Range, Long Range, and Performance. In Korea, it is expected to be released in two trims, long range and performance first. Long-range trim has completed the mileage certification in Korea, and with a single charge, it reaches a maximum of 511 km, exceeding the model 3 long range trim mileage of 496 km.
Tesla Model Y rear seat./ Reporter Byun Ji-hee
In Korea, the success or failure of Model Y is likely to depend on pricing. Starting this year, the government has decided to pay subsidies for electric vehicles differently according to vehicle prices, attracting attention how the Model Y price will be formed. For vehicles of 60 million to 90 million won, about 4 million won, which is 50% of the existing subsidy, is paid, and vehicles price of 90 million won or more are excluded from the subsidy.
Considering that the current model 3 domestic launch price is around 55 million to 75 million won, the model Y price is expected to be set higher than this. As for the price range, the performance is highest in the order of standard range, long range and performance trim. It is known that the domestic model is produced at the Fremont factory in the US, not at the Shanghai factory in China.
