Tesla Model Y RWD in India 2025 : Hit or Flop ?
launched in India on July 15 2025. It’s a American Crossover SUV (Special Utility Vehicle). It was initially launched in 2020 and here in India you are looking at first generation model.
It comes only in EV with 2 variants only with a price of 59,89,000 INR , Rear wheel drive and Long range rear wheel drive with a price of 67,89,000 INR. It is the most selling EV all around the world. Till now 2 lakh units of model Y have been sold. In 2023 it left behind toyota corolla to become best selling car of the year. It’s get assembled in USA , China and Germany.
Features of Model Y :
1) Full Width DRL light bar
2) Adaptive LED HeadLights
3) DRLIndicators
4) Rain Sensing Wipers
5) Heated Windshield
6) ADAS
7) Glass Roof
8) Electrically Adjustable Auto Tilt Auto Dimming Mirrors
9) Rear Reflectors
10) Tail light turn Indicator
11) High Mount Stop Lamp
Ground Clearance and Weight
Ground Clearance : 167mm
Turning Circle : 12.1 meters
Curve Weight : 1900kg
Cross Weight : 2400 kg
Tyres and Brakes
Wheel Base : 19 inches cross flow steel wheels
Brakes : Front and Rear Disk Brakes
Tyres : Front and Rear 255 45 R19 104W made in china HKOK S1 EVO 3 EV extra load Radiate Tubeless tyres
Colours :
Optional Pearl White multi code colour
Available in below Colour options :
Grey , Black , Blue , Silver , Red
Standard Colour : Only Grey
Body and Chassis :
It’s body has been made with Single Piece Casting from world’s biggest Casting machine which saves costs , lots of welding hours , production time , numbers of robots. Tesla calls it Giga Press Program.
Every Year 10 lakh units of teslas are sold. Laminated safety glass in Windows and Roof. Tesla Model Y is based on Model 3 Sedan which shares 76% parts of it with Model Y.
Suspension :
Front : Coil Spring Telescopic damper , Independent double suspension with Stabilizer Bar
Rear : Coil Spring Telescopic damper , Independent multilink suspension with Stabilizer Bar
Keys :
3 keys : Phone key , Key card , Physical key
Safety Ratings :
Euro NCAP – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Australian NCAP – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
NHTSA – ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
In Model Y , the suspension is retuned second generation. Other features include smooth handling , Comfort , Responsive Steering , noice reduction hardware. Ultrasonic sensors have been removed and cameras are placed for Driver assistance.
This is the first Tesla car which comes with Heat Pump for cabin heating instead of electric resistance. The Heat pump is efficient 300% with manfold and octa volve. Hardware used is second generation.
Drive Modes :
It comes with 3 modes namely Chill , Standard and Sport.
Model Y comes with Intelligent Parking Feature for Automatic , Parallel and Perpendicular parking and Electronic Accelerator Pedal Actuated regenerative braking system.
Safety Features :
1) 7 Air Bags
2) 4 Wheel ABS
3) CBD
4) Seat Belt Remainder
5) 8 Exterior Cameras
6) Automatic Emergency System
7) Blind Spot Warning
8) Dash Cam
9) Brake Disk Wiping
10) Traction Control
11) Park Assist
Using Tesla Mobile App you can several features of your car with SmartPhone such as Lock-Unlock , Pre Heat, Cooling , Auto Charge Planning , Car Locator , Light Flash , etc. It has 822 Liters of boot space. 2022 Liters of boot space after folding rear seats. It comes with 8 speakers of 560 Watt output.
Infotainment :
15.4 inch touch screen which supports Wifi , Youtube , Tesla Theater, Arcade Gaming , Live Weather Map , Charging Locator , Cam Mode , Bluetooth, Web Conferencing , Velle Mode , USB , Navigation , Spotify , Apple music , Tune in Toy Box, FM and Radio.
It comes with Dual Zone Climate Control AC with Air Filtration. Single Speed Automatic Transmission. In rear wheel drive the battery is 60 KWh Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Liquid Cooled Permanent Magnet Synchronous Electric Motor with a 295 horse power and 420 Newton Meters of Torque. It goes from 0 to 100km/hr in just 5.9 seconds and top speed is 200 km/hr. It’s range is 500 km on full charge.
In Long range rear wheel drive the battery is 75 KWh Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide NMC Battery Liquid Cooled with Electric Motors , comes with 335 horse power and 450 Newton Meters of Torque. It goes from o to 100km/hr in 5.6 seconds and top speed is 200 km/hr. It’s range is 622 k on full charge.
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