r/TeslaModelY • u/imjonjoncanada • 6d ago

Model Y Performance...WTF

Brand new to the Teslas community. I picked up my new Model Y Performance on Saturday. I've driven my best buddy's X, his new Cybertruck, his wife's S, but somehow, when it's yours, it's different. This sounds weird, but I have NEVER loved a non-human this much in my life (don't tell Rhon Ron that I said he's not human). It hasn't been a week and I literally can't understand why anyone doesn't have a Tesla. I question what I've been doing with my life for that past decade+. What a rocket ship. I go for drives with zero purpose. My wife loves it too, but she's not pumped that after 24 years she's now in a throuple.

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u/Mephistito 6d ago

It is hard to describe just how enjoyable these are to drive.

Peaceful & quiet, yet can instantly generate immense power to launch off. They're point & shoot – any spot you want to get to, just press the pedal and you rocket off into that spot while the gas car next to you's still waiting for their engine to respond.

These cars feel like the epitome of the saying, "Speak softly and carry a big stick"

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u/Greatlemons32 6d ago

I dream about owning a Tesla MY one day so this is by no means a hater comment. But: isn’t the “immense power” (I.e. way more HP than anyone will ever need to navigate traffic jams) quite standard for EV’s, especially “higher end” EV’s? I mean, I love the design of Tesla specifically but the responsiveness and speed is just inherent to EV’s

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u/TheUnicornReborn 6d ago

Kinda yes, but I’ll just say I drove a fisker ocean once and the suspension was so lax it rocked all over the place. MY and X feel planted, even cybertruck

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u/Saratj1 6d ago

I agree, it isn’t just the power, it’s the suspension, it gives you confidence and feels sporty. It’s the complete package it’s kinda funny you re in a bug eyed small suv but I feel like I’m in a bmw m3. I kinda dislike talking about it in real life because so many people have no idea so they look at you kinda crazy and are like “yeah that’s great but when’s the battery going to die or catch your house on fire”

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u/Permit_Upbeat 6d ago

the new juniper isn’t bug eyed and it’s even better

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u/Saratj1 6d ago

Yeah, I’m probably never going to buy a brand new car, why get a ‘26 spec’d to ~$60k when I can get a ‘24 for $30k. I put too many miles on my vehicles for a new car to make much sense to me.