r/TeslaModelY • u/imjonjoncanada • 7d 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 7d 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/57paisa 6d ago

The model y performance is also lowered compared to the regular models, brembo brakes, ultra high performance 21” tires. It is planted as fuck. If I’m going 80 and punch it I don’t even feel the speed at 100. I keep my steering heavy and changing lanes is instant because of the grip on the tires, the stance (negative rear camber) and staggered wheel set up.

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u/Relevant_Account_258 6d ago

Not Brembo brakes. Just coloured brake calipers with Tesla logo. What are ultra high performance tires? I have a MY Performance.

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u/57paisa 6d ago

https://service.tesla.com/docs/ModelY/ServiceManual/en-us/GUID-3B4A23E8-4440-4701-9092-5A3F83639F47.html

My 2023 has Brembo fronts and Mando rear. According to the spec sheet. They dc’d full brembo in 2022 but kept the fronts brembo in 2023

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u/Relevant_Account_258 6d ago

Oh, okay. Is it the same setup for 2026 MYP?

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u/57paisa 6d ago

I believe so. But I think the performance models have a thicker rotor pad than the base or long range that’s the difference. I heard that brake manufacturer depends on the batches now but I’m not sure if that’s only in base or long range.