Recent price increases also mean it has null price advantage despite Tesla’s direct-sales model, with the Model Y currently selling for $72,300 before on-road costs, or circa-$84K drive-away in NSW, VIC and SA.įor context the Ioniq 5 Dynamiq RWD retails for $69,900 and Kia’s EV6 Air RWD is $72,590 pre-on-road costs.
It’s been more than two years between it going on sale in the US and its arrival on Australian roads, and in that time two Korean intruders have muscled in on the Model Y’s turf: Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 and Kia’s EV6.īoth are excellent – award-winning even – which puts the two-year-old Tesla on the back foot from the get-go. THIS is the car that should well and truly secure Tesla’s place in the automotive landscape – or at least, that’s what logic dictates.Īs a mid-to-large SUV it’s got the form factor that the bulk of family buyers want, and, coupled with an EV powertrain that boasts a highly usable 455km single-charge range, its appeal should be obvious in an era where the cost of fuel is proving less stable than a vial of nitro-glycerine in a tumble-dryer.īut the Model Y is a latecomer to our market.
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