Tesla Model Y

Tesla Model Y: which version to buy

If you are choosing a Tesla Model Y rather than reading a catalogue overview, the data split is simple: two bodies of the same SUV 5-doors line, six versions in 1 generation (March 2019–January 2025) and five in 1 generation, restyling (from January 2025). Power runs from 271 hp (Standart Range) to 534 hp (Performance 534 hp).

If you are choosing a Tesla Model Y rather than reading a catalogue overview, the data split is simple: two bodies of the same SUV 5-doors line, six versions in 1 generation (March 2019–January 2025) and five in 1 generation, restyling (from January 2025). Power runs from 271 hp (Standart Range) to 534 hp (Performance 534 hp). The fastest 0–100 km/h is 3.5 s on restyled AT Performance; the slowest is 6.9 s on first-generation RWD. There is no measured engine displacement on any version, so power-per-litre cannot be calculated. Fuel consumption (city, highway, mixed) is not measured on every version. Prices are not measured. The comparisons below use only the listed horsepower, torque, mass, 0–100, top speed, drive, and clearance.

Generations: what actually changed between 1 generation and 1 generation, restyling

1 generation (2019-03-01 to 2025-01-31) is six Electro versions in a SUV 5-doors body, all with Automatic 1-speed, Independent, spring suspension, Ventilated disc front and Disc ventilated rear brakes, 167 mm ground clearance, and CO2 0. Names you will see on listing pages: Standart Range, Long Range (345 hp), Performance (450 hp), RWD, Performance (534 hp, from 2021-09-01), Long Range (514 hp).

1 generation, restyling (from 2025-01-01, no stop date in the data) is the same SUV 5-doors body and the same Electro / Automatic 1-speed layout, but the nameplate set is rewritten: AT Premium (299 hp), AT (440 hp), AT Premium (295 hp), AT Performance, AT (462 hp). Wheel sizes for the restyling are not measured. Clearance stays 167 mm except on AT Performance, which drops to 151 mm (16 mm lower). Top speed on everyday restyle versions is 201 km/h, down 16 km/h from the 217 km/h cap used by first-generation Standart Range, both Long Range versions, and RWD.

If you need the old names (Long Range, Standart Range, RWD), you are looking at 1 generation. If you need AT, AT Premium, or AT Performance, you are looking at 1 generation, restyling.

Tesla Model Y specs comparison: engines, horsepower, torque, drive

Cylinders, cylinder layout, valves per cylinder, boost, engine location, and displacement are not measured on all eleven versions. Fuel is Electro. Gearbox is Automatic, 1 speed.

Identical names are not interchangeable. Long Range 514 hp is 169 hp above Long Range 345 hp. Performance 534 hp is 84 hp above Performance 450 hp. AT Premium 299 hp is 4 hp above AT Premium 295 hp (both 219 kW, both 440 Nm, both 5.9 s / 201 km/h / RWD / 1921 kg). AT 462 hp is 22 hp above AT 440 hp, but 0.7 s slower to 100 km/h.

Horsepower, torque, and kg per hp — what the extra output buys

Because displacement is not measured, the useful ratio is kerb weight per horsepower.

1 generation, lightest kg/hp first

• Performance 534 hp: 2054 kg / 534 hp = 3.85 kg/hp. Fastest mass-to-power in the whole catalogue line. 0–100 3.7 s, top speed 250 km/h, AWD. Gross 2518 kg. Torque not measured.
• Long Range 514 hp: 2054 kg / 514 hp = 4.00 kg/hp. Same 2054 kg kerb and same 2518 kg gross as the 534 hp Performance, same 5.0 s as the older Long Range, 20 hp below the 534 hp car.
• Performance 450 hp: 1900 kg / 450 hp = 4.22 kg/hp. Lightest kerb in the line (1900 kg), same 3.7 s and 250 km/h as the 534 hp Performance. You give up 84 hp and gain 154 kg less kerb versus the 534 hp car.
• Long Range 345 hp: 1979 kg / 345 hp = 5.74 kg/hp. AWD, 5.0 s, 217 km/h. Gross 2405 kg. 74 hp above Standart Range, 0.5 s quicker, 24 kg lighter than Standart Range.
• RWD: 1909 kg / 300 hp = 6.36 kg/hp. RWD, 6.9 s — slowest 0–100 in the data. 428 Nm (measured). 29 hp above Standart Range but 1.4 s slower to 100 km/h, with 94 kg less kerb.
• Standart Range: 2003 kg / 271 hp = 7.39 kg/hp. Heaviest kg/hp and the lowest power. 406 Nm (measured). RWD, 5.5 s, 217 km/h. Gross weight not measured.

1 generation, restyling

• AT 440 hp: 1921 kg / 440 hp = 4.37 kg/hp. Quickest everyday restyle 0–100 at 4.3 s, AWD, 493 Nm, top speed only 201 km/h. Gross 1992 kg — the smallest measured gross in the line, 413 kg under first-generation Performance/Long Range 345 hp gross of 2405 kg.
• AT Performance: 2033 kg / 460 hp = 4.42 kg/hp. Highest measured torque (660 Nm), fastest 0–100 (3.5 s, 0.2 s quicker than both first-generation Performance cars), top speed 250 km/h, AWD. Clearance 151 mm. Gross 2543 kg.
• AT 462 hp: 2088 kg / 462 hp = 4.52 kg/hp. Highest restyle power and highest kerb (2088 kg). 559 Nm, 5.0 s, 201 km/h, AWD. Gross 2651 kg — heaviest measured gross, 108 kg above AT Performance. 22 hp more than AT 440 hp, 167 kg heavier, and 0.7 s slower.
• AT Premium 299 hp: 1921 kg / 299 hp = 6.42 kg/hp. RWD, 440 Nm, 5.9 s, 201 km/h. Gross not measured. Same 1921 kg kerb as AT 440 hp.
• AT Premium 295 hp: 1921 kg / 295 hp = 6.51 kg/hp. Same seconds, speed, torque, drive, and kerb as AT Premium 299 hp; the 4 hp gap is the only listed difference.

Cross-generation arithmetic

• Restyled AT Performance vs first-generation Performance 450 hp: +10 hp, +133 kg, −0.2 s to 100 km/h, same 250 km/h, torque now measured at 660 Nm (first-generation Performance torque not measured), clearance −16 mm.
• Restyled AT Performance vs first-generation Performance 534 hp: −74 hp, −21 kg, −0.2 s to 100 km/h, same 250 km/h. The later car is quicker on the 0–100 figure despite less listed power.
• Restyled AT 440 hp vs first-generation Long Range 345 hp: +95 hp, −58 kg, −0.7 s, top speed 201 vs 217 km/h.
• Restyled AT 462 hp vs first-generation Long Range 514 hp: −52 hp, +34 kg, same 5.0 s, top speed 201 vs 217 km/h.
• Restyled AT Premium 299 hp vs Standart Range: +28 hp, −82 kg, +0.4 s to 100 km/h, 201 vs 217 km/h, 440 vs 406 Nm.
• Restyled AT Premium 299 hp vs RWD: −1 hp, +12 kg, −1.0 s to 100 km/h (5.9 vs 6.9 s), 201 vs 217 km/h, 440 vs 428 Nm.

Performance and economy (mpg)

Consumption city / highway / mixed is not measured for every Tesla Model Y version. Tank volume is not measured. CO2 is 0 on all eleven. Eco class is not measured.

0–100 ranking (fastest first): AT Performance 3.5 s → both Performance (450 hp and 534 hp) 3.7 s → AT 440 hp 4.3 s → both Long Range and AT 462 hp 5.0 s → Standart Range 5.5 s → both AT Premium 5.9 s → RWD 6.9 s.

Top-speed ranking: 250 km/h on Performance 450 hp, Performance 534 hp, and AT Performance; 217 km/h on Standart Range, both Long Range, and RWD; 201 km/h on both AT Premium, AT 440 hp, and AT 462 hp.

If you buy restyling for dual-motor AT and you care about top speed, the data does not give you 217 or 250 km/h except on AT Performance.

Dimensions and weight

Ground clearance is 167 mm on ten versions and 151 mm on AT Performance only.

Kerb weight span: 1900 kg (Performance 450 hp) to 2088 kg (AT 462 hp) — 188 kg.

Gross weight, where measured: 1992 kg (AT 440 hp) · 2405 kg (Long Range 345 hp and Performance 450 hp) · 2518 kg (Performance 534 hp and Long Range 514 hp) · 2543 kg (AT Performance) · 2651 kg (AT 462 hp). Gross is not measured on Standart Range, RWD, and both AT Premium.

Payload (gross minus kerb), only where both figures exist:

• AT 440 hp: 1992 − 1921 = 71 kg
• Performance 450 hp: 2405 − 1900 = 505 kg
• Long Range 345 hp: 2405 − 1979 = 426 kg
• Performance 534 hp: 2518 − 2054 = 464 kg
• Long Range 514 hp: 2518 − 2054 = 464 kg
• AT Performance: 2543 − 2033 = 510 kg
• AT 462 hp: 2651 − 2088 = 563 kg

AT 440 hp’s 71 kg payload is an outlier against 505–563 kg on the other measured AWD cars. If you load people and cargo, that number is the one that should stop the comparison, not the 4.3 s sprint.

Wheels, 1 generation only (restyling wheels not measured):

• Standart Range: 255/45 R19, 255/40 R20, 255/35 R21, 275/30 R21
• Long Range 345 hp, Performance 450 hp, Performance 534 hp, Long Range 514 hp: 255/45 R19, 255/40 R20, 255/35 R21, 275/35 R21 (Standart Range uses 275/30 R21, not 275/35 R21)
• RWD: 255/45 R19, 255/40 R20 only

Which Tesla Model Y version to choose

Need the shortest 0–100 in the restyle. AT Performance: 460 hp, 660 Nm, 3.5 s, 250 km/h, AWD, 2033 kg, 151 mm clearance. You trade 16 mm of ride height versus every other Model Y in the data.

Need the shortest 0–100 in 1 generation, and the lightest car. Performance 450 hp: 1900 kg, 3.7 s, 250 km/h, 4.22 kg/hp. Torque not measured.

Need the most listed horsepower. Performance 534 hp (from September 2021): 534 hp / 392 kW, 3.85 kg/hp, same 3.7 s and 250 km/h as the 450 hp Performance. Kerb 2054 kg — 154 kg heavier than the 450 hp car. Torque not measured.

Need dual motor without the Performance name in 1 generation. Two Long Range cars both do 5.0 s and 217 km/h AWD. Take Long Range 514 hp if you want 514 hp and 4.00 kg/hp; take Long Range 345 hp if you want 1979 kg instead of 2054 kg (75 kg less) and accept 169 hp less. Torque not measured on both.

Need dual motor in the restyle without AT Performance. AT 440 hp is the quicker car (4.3 s, 4.37 kg/hp, 1921 kg) but its measured payload is 71 kg. AT 462 hp is 22 hp stronger and 0.7 s slower, with 563 kg payload. Same 201 km/h cap on both.

Need rear-wheel drive in 1 generation. Standart Range (271 hp, 406 Nm, 5.5 s, 2003 kg) is quicker than RWD (300 hp, 428 Nm, 6.9 s, 1909 kg) despite 29 hp less. RWD is 94 kg lighter and the only first-generation RWD with just two wheel sizes.

Need rear-wheel drive in the restyle. AT Premium 299 hp and AT Premium 295 hp are the same car in every measured field except 4 hp. 5.9 s, 201 km/h, 440 Nm, 1921 kg. Prefer the 299 hp listing when both appear; the rest of the spec sheet does not change.

Need measured torque. Only six versions publish it: Standart Range 406 Nm, RWD 428 Nm, both AT Premium 440 Nm, AT 440 hp 493 Nm, AT 462 hp 559 Nm, AT Performance 660 Nm. First-generation Long Range and Performance torque is not measured.

Need 250 km/h. Only Performance 450 hp, Performance 534 hp, and AT Performance.

Need 167 mm clearance. Any version except AT Performance.

Need wheels listed in the catalogue. Only 1 generation; restyling wheel sizes are not measured.

Engine size in cc, engine location, engine capacity, and cylinder count are not measured on this model — there is no petrol displacement to compare, and no layout label in the data to quote. Reliability and problem rates are not measured.