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0:00four Teslas behind me and choosing the
0:02wrong one could cost you up to $20,000.
0:07The cheapest one keeps most of Tesla's
0:09technology, but Tesla removed more than
0:11you might realize.
0:13What the hell?
0:14>> This is the version most people assume
0:15is the smart choice.
0:19And this one that performance reaches 0
0:22to 60 in 3.3 seconds. Holy. And then we
0:27have the big bera of the group, the
0:29Tesla Model Y L. It's seat six. It's
0:33perfect for families. So today I'm
0:35testing every difference that actually
0:36matters. Space, comfort, range, and
0:40charging, driving, and of course, value.
0:44Let's start with the cheap one. The
0:46Model Y standard starts at around
0:48$40,000.
0:50Rear wheel drive gives you 321 miles in
0:52the standard. Now, if you want the most
0:54unique Tesla
0:57standard all the way, for some weird
0:58reason, you don't get a daytime running
1:00light bar. Look, no daytime running
1:02light bar. You get daytime running
1:04lights right here, baby. A projector
1:07headlight, but it doesn't have matrix
1:09LEDs, which means it's not adaptive high
1:12beams, less visibility, but not a deal
1:14breaker. High beams are still really
1:16good. Light output is still very, very
1:18good. You do get [music] a front-facing
1:20camera over there and air vents as well
1:23that close and open for more efficiency.
1:25You still have windshield cameras, two
1:27of them. And if you come over here, side
1:30repeater camera right there, pillar
1:32camera right here. And in the back,
1:34another camera. The difference, no light
1:37bar or anything. You just have lights on
1:39the outside. Where's the yellow? I don't
1:41see any yellow. The reverse lights for
1:43the Model Y standard is integrated here.
1:45Another difference between the Model Y
1:47standard versus all the other Teslas is
1:49that you don't have a motor in the
1:51mirror. So, it does not automatically
1:52fold. You have to manually fold it. So,
1:54that could be annoying if you're parking
1:55in a tight garage in and out every
1:57single day compared to this one where it
1:59automatically folds. And then we come to
2:01the other versions. Can you even tell
2:03the difference between the models from
2:05the front? The Model Y premium starts at
2:07$45,990
2:10with 357 mi in the rearwheel drive. But
2:13for an extra $4,000, you can get
2:15all-wheel drive, but the range drops to
2:18327 [music]
2:19miles. Daytime running light bar here,
2:21turn signal indicators here, matrix LEDs
2:24down here. You still get that
2:26front-facing [music]
2:26camera.
2:28In the performance, we could see this
2:30new black piece they added. You [music]
2:32also have a new diffuser down here. And
2:35the crazy thing is every single model
2:37has the same amount of cameras for the
2:39self-driving as the cheapest version,
2:41which is the [music] standard. Same
2:42cameras in the windshield, same cameras
2:43on the side repeater. The back,
2:45everything is the same. Now, here's
2:47where we get some of the differences.
2:48Model Y premiums, no spoiler, you do
2:51have a nice LED diffused bar that comes
2:54down here. It looks super cool at night
2:56because it shines light all the way down
2:58to the floor. Turn signals indicated
3:00here as well that are yellow. We come to
3:03the performance, which cost $57,990,
3:07but you have less miles at 306. They
3:10added a carbon fiber spoiler here. You
3:12also have a rear diffuser. It just makes
3:14it a little bit more aggressive. In the
3:16Model Y L's, currently the only version
3:18is the launch edition, $61,990
3:22with 328 mi. But once the launch version
3:26is done, it'll probably be a little
3:27cheaper. This allnew gloss black
3:31spoiler. It goes from here and it goes
3:33all the way across from here. Better
3:35efficiency, better aerodynamics compared
3:37to the Model Y performance. It just kind
3:38of stops right here. The Y L is also 7
3:41in longer than the rest of the Model
3:43Y's. This allows for more interior space
3:45because it's an actual sixseater. Now,
3:48here is the differences that we're going
3:50to see with the Model Y L. One thing
3:52that Tesla does good at now is they put
3:54metallic tint, top roof metallic tint.
3:57So, when you look at it, it looks like a
3:58mirror. It's supposed to help reject
4:00heat. It's on that one. It's on this
4:02one. It's on that one over there. Not on
4:04the standards, though. Take a look up
4:05here. I don't see any metallic tint
4:07here, but it is a glass roof. Why would
4:10they do that, you say? Because if you
4:13look inside of here,
4:16where is the glass roof? Where is it? No
4:19glass to look out of in the Model Y
4:21standard. They covered it up. Now, I
4:22talked to Tesla a long time ago. They
4:24say it's because production wise, it's
4:25easier to produce the glass roof on the
4:27top. But does it actually matter? Does
4:30it actually keep the car cooler? So, off
4:32camera, I installed these temperature
4:35sensor. Right now, it's around 80°. And
4:37we're going to see later on which car
4:39gets hottest the fastest because you
4:41would think the glass roof and there's
4:43nothing on there should be cooler, but
4:45the model has metallic tint all over the
4:47car. So, I'm curious to see which one is
4:49actually cooler. But now we talk about
4:52paint colors. The model comes in a new
4:54paint color only available to the Model
4:56Y, cosmic silver, which is nice. I like
5:00the look of it. Moving on here, this is
5:02the quicksilver paint as well as
5:04premiums. Both get the quicks. One thing
5:06that they have now that they didn't have
5:08before is the allnew frost blue baby
5:12girl, but only available in the Model Y
5:14performance. Over on the premiums, you
5:16get all the general colors. You get
5:18white, they have a new blue as well,
5:20black, quicks, and this nice deep red
5:22color. In the Model Y standards, in the
5:24US at least, they have three colors:
5:26white, black, and gray. diamond black
5:29specks of gold in there. I think the
5:31black color looks awesome. And don't
5:33forget, Tesla does sell a free color, so
5:35you can get any of these cars in gray
5:38for free. Now, inside is where Tesla
5:41really saved money on the Model Y
5:44standard. However, at first, I thought
5:46it was a bad thing, but it might
5:48actually be a good thing. And if you
5:50didn't realize, it's sunny and hot now.
5:52The Model Y standard is giving us 85° on
5:56the inside. There's a foam piece on the
5:58inside, no glass roof exposed, 85
6:01degrees. The Model Y premiums with the
6:04glass roof, 100 degrees on the inside.
6:08And the Model Y L with the metallic tint
6:11everywhere is giving me 98°.
6:14So even though the Model Y standard is
6:17the cheapest model, it's the best at
6:19heat rejection [music] because you don't
6:20have that glass roof on the inside. Now,
6:22one thing you do not get with the Model
6:24Y standard. There's supposed to be a
6:26HEPA filter right here, but there's not.
6:28Look at this air vents and there's a
6:32hepailter underneath. Helps you filter
6:34smoke particles. That's very helpful if
6:37there's a fire or something like that.
6:38All the models have the hepailter. The
6:40standard does not have the hepailter. It
6:42does have a cabin air filter though, but
6:44all the other models also have a cabin
6:46filter. One nice thing if you do live in
6:47colder climates, every single Tesla
6:49Model Y lineup does come with heated
6:52wiper blades. I like that. Another thing
6:54that's different, the Model Y premiums
6:57performance and Y L have a nice seal
7:00here that's waterproof. Water will not
7:02get in. Nice and dry. Ooh, my seat
7:05truck. A very decentiz frunk. And
7:07there's also a drain plug in the frunk
7:10so you can just like put your ice in
7:12there. We come to the Model Y standard
7:15exposed parts. Here you have this red
7:18thing that it says do not cut unless
7:20you're a fireman. It does not fit a
7:22carry-on.
7:26Oh man. But it can fit like a backpack
7:28or something like that. The problem with
7:30that though is there's no seals all
7:32around. There's also no seal up here
7:34which means it's not the most
7:36waterproof.
7:38Oh my god, it got so wet. But I feel
7:40like with normal rain, normal driving,
7:42it's not going to get too wet. You'll be
7:44okay. But that is something to keep in
7:46mind that is different between the Model
7:47Y standard and all the other Teslas.
7:51But when you close the frunk, see how it
7:53closes just like that? I like that.
7:55Whereas with the Model Y premiums and
7:57all the other models, you close it and
8:00you have to close it again. Boom. So now
8:04let's talk about the inside. Starting
8:06with the cheapest model first. Now
8:07already one thing I do not like about
8:09the Model Y standard is that you don't
8:10have any seat controls.
8:13How much money they're saving, I have no
8:15idea. But to adjust the seats, you have
8:17to go through the screen here. Still
8:18comes with lumbar support, but you have
8:20to adjust it through the screen. The
8:22beauty is though is that majority of
8:25people have a profile because it's
8:26linked to their key and it automatically
8:28adjusts [music] based on that profile.
8:30Another thing that's different, the
8:31Model Y standard has a manual adjust
8:34steering wheel. So, you put this down,
8:36fold it in and out. If you look at the
8:38screen here, 15-in screen, so you have
8:40less screen area. Still has a fast chip,
8:43the Ryzen chip, and you still get the
8:45same tech that all the other Teslas
8:47have. The dashboard, textile material,
8:49airless air vent, so it's all controlled
8:51through the screen. Nice and black. A
8:53little bit of hard plastic right there.
8:54No ambient lighting, so no RGB strip
8:56that goes around. Vinyl cloth piece
8:58here. At the bottom, you have a lot more
9:01hard plastic. Hard plastic. hard plastic
9:03on the inside and then when you look at
9:05the windows it's one piece of glass so
9:07it does close differently and it will be
9:10a little bit louder as well when you are
9:11driving because it's single pane.
9:13Another difference is that the wireless
9:15chargers are [music] different plastic.
9:17They're not this soft Alcantara material
9:20and you have a giant hole here that you
9:23can store stuff with more hard plastic.
9:25You still get a lockable glove [music]
9:27box which is nice but they didn't line
9:28it with cloth or anything. It's just
9:30again more hard plastic on the inside of
9:32there. They remove lots of tiny [music]
9:34little things to cut cost so that's
9:36cheaper for the consumer. You still get
9:38a standard rearview mirror. However, it
9:40does not have any sort of adaptive
9:42darkening. So, if someone with super
9:43bright headlights is behind you, it's
9:45not going to turn green like the other
9:47cars do. But there's a reason why I
9:49still highly recommend this vehicle,
9:51which I'll talk about in a second.
9:52Another thing you do not get, which is a
9:54deal breaker for my mom, is AM FM radio.
9:57You can choose Spotify, YouTube Music.
10:00Look at all these options you can
10:01choose. But there's no AMFM radio in the
10:04Model Y standard. The seats also
10:06themselves, it's like a fake leather.
10:07They have durable cloth. Very easy to
10:09clean. I'm sorry.
10:16I got a wet towel. Not bad. Not cooled.
10:19There's no holes in here. So, you
10:20[music] do not get cooled seats in the
10:22Model Y standard. Just heated seats. Now
10:25I'm 6'3.
10:27Head space is great. I have this much
10:29head space. But let's see the space in
10:31the second row. I'm fully back and I
10:33have a solid like 2 in of space right
10:35there. The seats also recline manually.
10:39So with the full recline, I have this
10:41much head space. My hair is touching a
10:43little bit, but overall it's very
10:44comfortable back here. No coat hook
10:46hangers or anything like that. Another
10:48thing you don't get anymore, no pockets
10:49back there. You have manual air vent, no
10:51screen or anything. Two USBC ports. And
10:54here is a funny one. This piece doesn't
10:56come down. The whole thing comes down,
10:58which reveals some cup holders, and you
11:00can put your armrest there. So,
11:01literally the middle piece comes all the
11:03way down, but you still have an
11:04adjustable headrest. You could still
11:05have a higher headrest if you wanted to.
11:07And these seats are not heated in the
11:10second row. So, they're just normal
11:11bench seats. And that's it. And now we
11:14move on to the Model Y Premiums. Model Y
11:17Premiums come in a black or white
11:20interior. Baymax not included. Now, this
11:22is the older Model Y premium, [music] so
11:24it does have the white headliner. I'll
11:26show you the black headliners in a
11:27second. It does also come with a glass
11:30metallic tinted roof. Everyday Jen is
11:32afraid of the sun, so she put some sort
11:33of sunshine on one side. I don't know
11:35why. I do not condone her Asian actions.
11:38But on the inside of the Model Y
11:39Premium, there's a little bit more
11:41premium plastic black strip, but [music]
11:44there's RGB lighting integrated. Soft
11:47plastic in here, fabric here, metal
11:50speaker grill, same white color seat
11:52material here, and [music] everything is
11:53just soft. See, nothing is hard. Even on
11:56the inside, it's all soft. On the
11:58dashboard, you still have that fabric
11:59piece there. Airless air vents, but this
12:02piece has RGB lighting integrated, so it
12:04wraps around. Another thing that's great
12:05is [music] you have dual pane glass, so
12:07it's quieter. And when you close the
12:08door,
12:10wow, I take it back. The door still
12:12feels like it closes like cheap.
12:17I've been in Lexuses and premium
12:19vehicles and when you close the door it
12:22closes like tonk. You know that tunk
12:24sound like the tink. These ones, the
12:27standard as well as the premiums.
12:30Golly, what am I in a Honda 1999 [music]
12:32Honda Civic? Anyways, all of these are
12:35automatic. You have actual physical
12:37controls in the seats, automatic
12:39steering wheel adjustments, up or down,
12:41in and out on easy entry profile. It'll
12:44automatically move. Wireless charger
12:46still, but it's like Alcantara, so it's
12:48nice and [music] soft and grippy. Center
12:50storage areas here, so you have tons of
12:52storage here. You just have like more
12:53[music] material here, like a nice
12:55premium looking material there as well.
12:57The seats are heated and cooled, so it
13:00shoots out nice cool air on your booty.
13:02Now, when I sit in the Model Y Premium,
13:03I feel kind of low to the ground. My eye
13:05level is here. I have whopping this much
13:08head space in the Model Y premiums. Now,
13:11in the second row, you get some unique
13:13features in the Model Y premiums. First
13:15off, look at that. Put stuff here as
13:18well if you wanted to. There's no hard
13:20plastic on the sides. It's all soft. You
13:21also have a center display now, so you
13:23can play games, Netflix, chill, and you
13:26have air vents that you can control
13:27[music] through the screen. Two USBC
13:29ports. And the beauty with this one is
13:31you have automatic recline. So, if you
13:32want to recline it, I feel like I have
13:34more head space because there's this
13:36glass piece. [music] There's no foam.
13:37So, I have more head space in the Model
13:38Y premiums versus the standards. And now
13:40bring this down. You have the cup holder
13:42here. Higher elbow support, so it's nice
13:45and comfortable. This still adjusts up
13:47and down as well. So that's nice. It is
13:49heated, so not cooled. The Model Y
13:52premiums also have dual pane [music]
13:53glass in the rears, so it is much
13:56quieter. Now we go to the Model Y
13:58performance. And the Premiums have the
14:00new black headliner. I don't know about
14:02you guys, I love the black headliner
14:04look. Completes the look. makes
14:06everything fluid, especially cuz all the
14:08dashboard and stuff is also black. With
14:10the Model Y performance, you get some
14:12unique features. First off, a carbon
14:14fiber piece here. In the dash, you also
14:16get carbon fiber. Everything else is the
14:19same. RGB lighting, automatic steering
14:21wheel. Doesn't look any different
14:22between a [music] premium. No change
14:24there. Here's where the differences
14:26occur. When I sit in the performance, my
14:28eye level is so much higher. [music]
14:30It's like here versus the premiums where
14:32I'm a little bit lower. And you notice
14:33the difference coming from both cars.
14:35And I was like, how did that happen? And
14:37I realized it's because of the new
14:40performance seats. These are beautiful.
14:43First off, all new headrest, fixed
14:46headrest. [music] It's comfortable. I
14:47like it. Performance badging. You have
14:49all new stitching here. A little grippy.
14:51It's all black. It's great. Extended
14:53bolsters to kind of hug you in those
14:55curves. [music] Goes all across here.
14:57Heated and ventilated. But the best and
15:00newest feature is an extendable thigh
15:02bolster. But aside from that, Monoy
15:04performance, Moni Premiums is [music]
15:07the exact same. So
15:12yeah, has the exact same speakers, exact
15:14same sound system. One difference, and
15:16again this is standard now in the
15:18premiums, QHD 16in screen, less bezels,
15:21and that allows you to have more screen
15:23surface area. You have a higher
15:25definition screen. Nothing crazy. You
15:28don't really notice a huge difference,
15:30but it is a different update screen.
15:32Now, in the performance, same head
15:34space, leg space is a little bit less
15:36because of these all new seat. The back
15:38piece kind of sticks out. So, you lose a
15:40couple features actually. You don't have
15:41a seat back pocket here. You still get
15:43that recline carbon fiber piece here as
15:45well, but other than that, exact same
15:47vehicle as the premiums. And now we move
15:50on to the Model Y L. And there's already
15:52so many differences. Now, the thing a
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16:55description. The first Tesla that I feel
16:57like has the most premium sounding
16:59closing doors. And I think it's because
17:01of the extra seals they added. Listen.
17:04First off, interior choices. They have
17:06black. They also have a new Zen gray
17:08color, black headliner, standard, which
17:10is [music] great. Still have that
17:12metallic tint glass roof, dual pane in
17:14the front and the rears as well. RGB
17:16lighting. You have cloth here, metal
17:19speaker grill. However, this is all new
17:21in the Zen [music] gray. It has kind of
17:23like a suede look to it. This one is
17:25Alcantara, so it does have a more
17:28premium feel. The dashboard also has
17:30that Alcantara look. Really nice as
17:32well. RGB [music] lighting, ventless air
17:34vents, wireless charger. Same, same,
17:36same same. It all seems the same, right?
17:38You all it's the same car. But then we
17:40come to the seats. You think it looks
17:42like the performance seats, but they're
17:44not. You get an adjustable headrest,
17:46clutch. Everyday Gen has it down here. I
17:48have it all the way up here cuz I'm
17:50tall. like the performance seats. You
17:52have the bolsters here, but they're not
17:53so hefty and thick. It's a lot softer.
17:55This is going to be comfortable for more
17:57people. It's a lot of people don't like
17:59the bolsters in the performance. They're
18:00a little too stiff, too rigid. This
18:03one's soft. It's cozy. It's comfy. It's
18:06nice. Heated and ventilated as well. But
18:09they kept one of the performance
18:10features, which [music] is what I love.
18:12Extendable thigh bolster. I like it a
18:14lot. Just like the premiums. When I sit,
18:17my eye level is here. So, it's lower.
18:19There's no real difference. Like it
18:21doesn't feel like a Model X where it
18:22feels like bigger [music] and taller on
18:23this side. It's all the same here.
18:25Here's the difference where all that
18:27extra money you spend actually matters
18:30in a Tesla Model Y L. The second row.
18:33Now, one difference with the Model Y L
18:35versus all the other Teslas is they
18:37opened up this piece here. So, it's a
18:38lot wider. So, getting in and out is so
18:40much easier because it's completely
18:43straight. Another thing they focused on
18:44was they wanted to be as quiet as
18:46possible. They added another seal there.
18:4867 mph, 62 dBs. Not bad. All the way
18:52across for the Model Y L. Something you
18:55don't find in the premiums. Captain's
18:57chairs, adjustable, so all automatic.
18:59You can go all the way as far back as
19:00you want. When I go all the way back, so
19:02much leg space. You can recline.
19:06And apparently,
19:08you could really recline.
19:11No, that's the only recline you could
19:12do. I thought it would be like legit
19:13recline. So much head space. this much
19:17head space. Seat back pocket here. You
19:20also have heated and ventilated seats in
19:23the second row, adjustable headrests
19:25here. So, they took the seats from the
19:27first row, smacked it into the second
19:30row. You think that, right? No, they
19:31didn't. They added way more elbow
19:33support here, but it's automatic. Push
19:34this button,
19:36automatically comes up. Or you want to
19:38adjust the height, you just do it. They
19:39improve the climate. And they added way
19:41more stuff. This whole piece is all new
19:43for the Model Y. Not only does it give
19:45you a little bit of extra shoulder space
19:46in the front because it curves in, you
19:49get air vents and it's all soft plastic,
19:52it's nothing hard. They did a great job
19:54with the Model Y. You also have, of
19:55course, just like the other Teslas, the
19:57premium, the performance, LED lighting,
19:59adjustable, and you have coat hood
20:01hangers in the center here. You still
20:03have that center [music] display with
20:04the airless air vents that you could
20:06adjust the C ports, but you have cup
20:08holders here now, which is awesome. The
20:10Model Y L 19 speakers, new speakers. I
20:14want to steal this speaker and put in my
20:16car. Is that Can I do that? Will Tesla
20:17find out if I stole this speaker? Man,
20:20one thing you can do with the Model Y,
20:22you can completely lower the seat if you
20:23wanted to, but that's all it does. It's
20:25not like the Model X which kind of it
20:26goes up so you can gain access to the
20:28third row easier, but the third row is
20:30great in the Model Y. Let's check it
20:33out. Now, I am a little bit on the hefty
20:34side. I ate a big munch.
20:37Okay. Okay. That's not going to I like
20:40how you could put the elbow rest down so
20:41I have a little bit more space to get in
20:43and out. Bit more here.
20:47Back here.
20:51So getting in and out as in a fulls size
20:54adult male is not the easiest in the
20:56third row. However, once I'm back here,
20:58my knee is touching and smashed against
21:00the seat here. But I can always extend
21:03my leg out like this, and it is much
21:04more comfortable, which is nice. I like
21:06that. You have real air vents in the
21:08third [music] row now. So, they work.
21:09They're real air vents. This window is
21:12actually bigger. So, it's a bigger
21:13window. It's also tempered. I think it
21:16sounds quieter, which means you're going
21:17to get less road noise. You have
21:18switches here to automatically recline
21:20the seats, [music] too. And when I'm all
21:21the way recline back, my head is jammed.
21:23But when I'm forward like this, my head
21:25is not touching, and I have this much
21:27head space. It's [music] nice. You have
21:28cup holders, elbow support, USBC ports.
21:31Very comfortable. Back here. They have a
21:33new rear comfort mode which makes it so
21:35if you go over big bumps it kind of
21:37levels it out better so it's a little
21:38bit more comfortable for the third row
21:40and second row. But overall not too bad.
21:41Now the real question is trunk space.
21:44Right? We have all these six people and
21:46how's the trunk? Let's [music] check it
21:47out. Okay. My big clown feet
21:52and then getting out of this thing is
21:55so tough. Oh yeah. Okay. All the Model
22:00Y's have the same trunk motors, powered
22:03trunk motors, so it opens and closes
22:05easier.
22:09Holy, this is Okay, if you guys own the
22:12Y L, be careful. The hatch height seems
22:15way higher than the normal premium wise.
22:18That is like all the way up there. But
22:20here's the cool thing. All the trunk
22:21heights are adjustable. Find the height
22:23that you want. Hold.
22:28It's going to chime
22:30but go to the screen and it'll save that
22:33height at the location too even which is
22:35awesome. Surprisingly, the trunk is
22:37almost identical across the cheapest
22:39Model Y premium and performance. Same
22:42size, same storage compartments, two sub
22:45trunks, and enough room for four pieces
22:48of luggage. Now, the Model Y standard is
22:50standard. You don't get a parcel shelf,
22:52although you can add one aftermarket,
22:55and you lose the automatic seat release
22:57switches. There's no way to lower the
22:58second row right here. So, if I try
23:00lowering the second row, it always
23:01smacks into the second row and I have to
23:03go adjust the first row and then go to
23:05the second row. [music]
23:16>> Here, when you fold the seats down,
23:18there is a slight angle, but thankfully
23:20there are no awkward gaps or holes.
23:22>> It is more comfortable here cuz it's
23:23fully flat. So, with the [music]
23:25mattress, you can actually sleep pretty
23:26comfortably, assuming you're not too
23:28tall.
23:30My feet are sticking out much more than
23:32the Model Y. The beauty with Premium's
23:35performances is that they have switches
23:37here where you can lower all the seats.
23:40And if the front seats are too far back,
23:42they'll automatically move forward to
23:44make room for the second row to fold
23:45flat, then move right back to where they
23:48were. But the Wild takes it a step
23:49further. You get the same feature for
23:51both the second and third rows. But now
23:53we're in the Model Y and there's already
23:55a lot of differences, right? You still
23:56have a ton of cubby space on the sides
23:58here. You also have grocery hooks here
24:00if you want to store your groceries
24:02there. Still have a 12vt [music] outlet.
24:03However, because we have the third row,
24:05you don't have a secondary sub trunk,
24:07but you do still have a nice deep sub
24:09trunk [music] with magnetic latches. So,
24:10it could stay open like this.
24:15[sighs and gasps]
24:17However, one thing you can notice have a
24:20new design glass now in the Y L. So,
24:22it's more circular. Look at all the
24:24space you have on the inside of the
24:26vehicle. Still so much space to load
24:28stuff up versus the older ones, which is
24:30kind of like a flatter shape here. So,
24:32that's why you can't really load stuff
24:34up this way because it's just flat. So,
24:36now that the seats lowered, look at this
24:38little gap that we have here. But, they
24:40thought of that. So, they have these
24:41like plastic pieces that you lift up,
24:43but now it just makes it a little bit
24:45more flat. So, I camped here overnight
24:47with my wife, my golden retriever, and
24:49Pomeranian. because it's longer. You
24:50would think that it would be more
24:52comfortable to sleep in. And overall, it
24:54is more comfortable. However, one thing
24:56I realized is the way that these second
24:58row seats, it's kind of molded [music]
24:59like this. This slopes down. So, if I
25:03can't put my pillow here, and when it's
25:05molded like this, it means that when you
25:07put a mattress or a pillow, [music] it's
25:08going to sink down. So, when it does
25:10sink down, I can't use that. Obviously,
25:12no one wants to sleep with their neck in
25:13hyperextension. So, I end up having to
25:16sleep [music] further back.
25:17>> Have to sleep at an angle again. So,
25:19just like the Model Y premiums, I would
25:20have to move my body at an angle.
25:23>> It's so uncomfortable.
25:25>> Something to keep in mind, something I
25:26didn't realize until we actually camped
25:27in it. But yeah, I thought it would be
25:28the best camping vehicle, but I don't
25:31think it still is just for a tall
25:33person. If you're a normal size person,
25:35I think it's great cuz a lot of people
25:36want to know. I just want the Model Y L
25:38for the increased space. In that case,
25:40yes, I do recommend the Model Y L for
25:42sure because you [music] have way more
25:43space. But the biggest difference
25:45between the Model Y's isn't just the
25:47interior. It's what happens when you get
25:49behind the wheel. Now, the Model Y
25:52standard rear wheel drive 0 to 60 in 6.8
25:56seconds.
25:59Handling is decent, but not as good as
26:03the normal all-wheel drive. But now they
26:05have an all-wheel drive version. You get
26:070 to 60 4.6. Definitely a huge
26:09difference just in terms of speed and
26:11cornering because you have all-wheel
26:12drive. You have better traction. But is
26:14it worth the $2,000 upgrade to go from
26:17rear wheel drive to all-wheel drive? I
26:20don't know. But overall, this car drives
26:22great. It has a fixed suspension.
26:26Not bad. It's not as soft as the Model Y
26:28premiums. It is a little bit rougher,
26:31but it's noticeably rougher, and it's
26:33not as rough as the OG Tesla Model Y's.
26:36I drove this thing. I was very
26:37comfortable with it. I have no
26:39complaints. Now, the Model Y premiums,
26:41it's a great daily driver. You can
26:43choose between rear wheel drive and
26:44all-wheel drive, [music] which gives you
26:46a 0 to 60 time of 5.4 versus 4.6
26:49seconds. If you've driven an older Tesla
26:51Model Y, it feels like you're like on a
26:52Jeep. Brace yourself.
26:55The suspension is much improved. 8 mph.
26:58Ooh, that's smooth. Good handling.
27:01[music] Does a great job. I think it's a
27:02solid vehicle for most people. But if
27:04you're like me and want the feeling of a
27:06sports car without giving up the
27:08practicality of an SUV, [music] the
27:09Model Y performance the one to get. 060
27:123.3 seconds. You want to turn up.
27:15THIS is insane.
27:18Woo! And it's so much fun. The handling
27:21is amazing. But then if I just want to
27:23not even worry about it, just push a
27:25button and I'm on full self-driving
27:26[music] just like that. You can adjust
27:28the ride comfort from standard and
27:30sport, but it's not overly aggressive,
27:33overly bumpy. Slightly softer than a
27:35Macan EV, [music] I would have to say.
27:36Again, if you want a sports vehicle,
27:37though, get a Model 3 Performance or
27:39something else. smells like rubber.
27:41There's no track mode on this thing,
27:42which I don't really care about. I'll
27:43never take it to the track, but overall
27:45very, very comfortable. Love the
27:47vehicle.
27:47>> But the Moto Y, it's bigger than the
27:49rest, so you'd expect it to drive worse,
27:53right?
27:53>> Launch Series 0 to 60, 4.2 seconds,
27:57which is fast for something that's
27:58longer, heavier, taller.
28:01>> Oh, yeah. Held well. Doesn't feel like a
28:04longer vehicle. And then the
28:06acceleration boost. This thing is so
28:08fast. It is very similar to the monitor
28:10performance as adaptive dampeners. No
28:12air suspension any of these models, but
28:14the adaptive dampeners allow you to have
28:15something called balance mode or rear
28:17comfort mode if you want to prioritize
28:18the comfort in the third row and second
28:20row. So, when you go over speed bumps,
28:22it looks like this. The problem with the
28:24model, only problem is that it has a
28:27longer wheelbase. So, making U-turns is
28:29a little bit more difficult. Here we go.
28:33Oh, definitely three lanes.
28:38However, maneuverability, driving
28:40dynamics, everything else is amazing.
28:42We're going to talk about something that
28:43[music] I feel like nobody talks about
28:45or thinks about until they actually own
28:47a Tesla, which is wheels and tires.
28:51Now, standards come with the 18 or 19
28:54in. These are the 18 in. Keep the 18 in.
28:58Don't go with the 19s. You don't need to
29:00decrease your range even further. 18 in
29:02look great, work well, highly
29:04recommended. Also, tire sizes are the
29:07same in the front and the back. Coming
29:10to the premiums, 19s or 20s. These are
29:13the 19s. Keep the 19s. Don't go with the
29:1620s. The 20s have all these holes in
29:18them and it reduces your range like
29:20crazy. You could actually move the cover
29:22of the 19s.
29:24Okay, there we go. Be careful. Put some
29:26black lug nut covers on there. It
29:28actually looks really good. I highly
29:30recommend doing that if you still want a
29:32cooler, sportier Tesla Model Y look
29:34while you drop off your kids at soccer
29:36camp. Tires in the front kies, same
29:39thing as the rear size. Same tire sizes.
29:42It's a good thing you go to America's
29:44tires, you rotate them, the tires last
29:46much longer. But then we come to the
29:49Model Y performance in a whopping 21in
29:53wheel. You can see that there's some
29:55covers on here. So, there's a cover
29:56here, cover here, cover here, cover
29:58here, red brake calipers in there. But
30:00because it's a 21 in, because we have
30:02those holes, it does decrease your
30:04range. However, one caveat, the front
30:08and rear tires are not the same size.
30:11Now, I've been driving this bad boy for
30:12around 1,300 miles now. I've been
30:14ripping it a little bit here and there
30:15because I mean, it's so much fun. Why
30:17not? And if you guys didn't know, one
30:18thing you can use is a penny. You can
30:21kind of already see we have some wear.
30:24There's no way this is going to last
30:25like 20, 30,000 miles, maybe 15,
30:29but that is insane. And some people
30:31argue you could cross rotate, but I
30:33talked to a bunch of tire people and
30:34they all say it's not worth it. The
30:36problem with that is that you're going
30:37to go ahead and decrease the life of
30:39your tires because you can't rotate
30:41them. You're going to be buying tires
30:42more often. But the pro is you have
30:44better traction, better handling because
30:47the tires in the back are wider. And
30:49then we move on to the family SUV, the
30:52Model Y L. Now the Model Y L already
30:55they changed it up. These are 20 in. And
30:58look,
31:00this is the only hole you could finger.
31:02Everything else is closed up. So for the
31:04first time ever, going with bigger rims
31:07is not going to dramatically decrease
31:08your range. It's only a 5 mile
31:10difference going from the 19s to the
31:1220s. The 19s look great though. Comfier
31:15ride. So, if the Model Y L is like, I
31:17want it just to be a family vehicle. I
31:19don't care about anything else. Go with
31:20the 19s. However, because you're having
31:22more weight in the back, six people,
31:24they still want it also to have good
31:26performance as well, good handling. So,
31:28again, you are going to decrease the
31:30life of your tires quicker. So, keep
31:32that in mind. Now, all these Teslas are
31:35supported with Tesla Supercharging. 160
31:37mi in 15 minutes, which is very good
31:40considering when you go to the premiums,
31:44169 mi in [music] 15 minutes. Even a
31:46little better. When we come to the Model
31:48Y performance, and for some reason, I
31:50still don't know, 144 mi in 15 minutes.
31:53So, not the best charging curve, not a
31:56good road trip vehicle, but something to
31:59keep in mind that even though it should
32:00be charging at 250 kW, I thought it was
32:03because it's [music] a different battery
32:04type, that's why it's a lower charge.
32:07However, the Model Y L is also a
32:09different battery type and it's also a
32:11bigger battery, but you can charge 15
32:14minutes, 164 miles, so very, very good
32:17overall. No matter [music] what, you're
32:18in the clear charging wise, except for
32:21my favorite vehicle, the Model Y
32:22performance. But [music] the Model Y
32:25performance and the Model Y L were the
32:28only two vehicles to have vehicle to
32:31load where you can charge another
32:33electric vehicle. You can power your
32:35hair dryer. You can power your Ninja
32:37Slushie.
32:38>> Oh yeah.
32:40>> Because they just released an update
32:42where some of the premiums can [music]
32:44now use vehicle to load and use an
32:46outlet. But since mine is a OG premium,
32:49the launch series, I want to see if it's
32:50compatible or not. Let's check.
32:53not lighting up. It does not work unless
32:55there's a software update that needs to
32:57be pushed to my vehicle. Premiums launch
32:59series edition for right now doesn't
33:02work. Now, after driving all these
33:04vehicles, they all have something
33:06different to offer, right? However,
33:08there are issues. First off, the
33:10standard all-wheel drive is the first
33:12Tesla to have less than 300 mile 294
33:15miles at 100%. You should not be
33:18charging your Tesla to 100%. It should
33:19be 80% and after a few months battery
33:22degradation, you're going to have less
33:23miles regardless. So, even though it's
33:25like a $2,000 upgrade, it doesn't seem
33:27that much. I don't recommend the Model Y
33:29standard all-wheel drive. The rear wheel
33:31drive is great. It works well. Use that
33:34$2,000 on full self-driving. But what
33:37about the sound? Because these four
33:39don't all sound the same. Sound test
33:43>> with the Model Y standard. It comes with
33:45nine speakers [music] to save on cost.
33:47But already with the EQ at least,
33:48there's less presets. There's only one,
33:50two, three, four. However, surprisingly,
33:52they still did a great job. Like, I'll
33:54let you hear the mono wise standard,
33:55then we'll go into the premium. So, you
33:57hear the premium
33:59[music]
34:04>> like on flat cuz this is how you know a
34:07good sound system is how it is on flat.
34:11>> [music]
34:14>> I don't know how they did it, but the
34:15standard sound system is amazing. They
34:18don't have an actual sub anymore, but
34:20the woofers provide plenty of bass.
34:22[music] It sounds so good. Good job,
34:24Tesla, on the Model Y standard sound
34:26system. The Model Y premium and the
34:28performance has 16 speakers, but how
34:31well does it sound?
34:37>> [music]
34:39>> Teslas always have amazing sound
34:40systems. I found that the Model A
34:42premiums are a little bit on the
34:43brighter [music] side, so I have to
34:45lower the treble a little bit. Now, I've
34:48personally owned a Tesla Model [music]
34:49X, personally own the Tesla Cybertruck.
34:51Cybertruck had one of the best sound
34:53systems in any vehicle I've ever been
34:55in, and I thought that was it. The Model
34:57Y L 19 [music] speakers, new speakers,
35:00it sounds so good. They have a new thing
35:02called immersive sound X. Don't believe
35:05me? [music]
35:15>> And it sounds so good. I don't know how
35:17they did it. I feel like I'm at the
35:18concert. Taylor Swift concert. Sounds so
35:20good. But all these Teslas include a
35:234year or 50,000mi basic warranty. The
35:26Model Y standard receives an 8year or
35:29100,000 mi battery warranty. and all the
35:31rest of the Tesla Model Y models extends
35:34that battery warranty to 120,000 miles.
35:37But after driving all these vehicles,
35:38the Model Y L, the Model Y performance
35:41premiums, I own both of these two and
35:43the Model Y standard, here's my thought,
35:46and I'm also curious to see what ever
35:47Jan's going to say. If your goal is
35:49commuting, if you just want to like, I
35:51just want a car that I could drive from
35:53point A to point B. I have more utility.
35:55I could take stuff with me. Easier
35:57Costco trips. Model Y standard rearwheel
35:59drive. All these Teslas come with the
36:01same tech. Same full self-driving.
36:03Sentry mode. Amazing [music] app. The
36:06best software in any car company ever. I
36:10don't know about China, but in the US at
36:12least, it's the best.
36:13>> I'm a little down in the dumps. The
36:15weather's bad. I mean, what do I do?
36:16>> Get some natural light if you can.
36:18>> Has good miles. Fast enough. Charges
36:21well. Model Y standard. Rear wheel drive
36:23is a little bit slower, but once you're
36:25on the freeways, you get that instant
36:26torque no matter what. So, it doesn't
36:28feel like a very slow vehicle. There are
36:30homes, eight to$9 million homes like up
36:33the hill up there somewhere. I mean, I
36:35feel like it's a different zip code, a
36:36whole another world. Sometimes I walk
36:37there so I could feel like, oh wow, this
36:39is what it's like to be rich. Even they
36:41have Model Y standards and a Model Y
36:44stands right there. So, what does that
36:45tell you? It's a good value. [music]
36:47It's a good daily driver. It's a good
36:48car and it's safe. The premiums gives
36:51you a little more features. you know,
36:53the heated seats, the automatic rear
36:55folding seats, miles, quicker speed. I
36:58love my premium all-wheel drive. I think
37:00it's a great car. This would be the one
37:02for most people. [music]
37:04If you just started a family, have one
37:06kid, maybe two kids, Model Y premium
37:08rearwheel drive is a good choice. No
37:11need to get the all-wheel drive unless
37:12you want a little bit faster speed, a
37:14little bit better handling, but I do
37:16recommend it if you are in an area with
37:18bad weather. The performance is the car
37:19that nobody should need unless you have
37:21money to waste and everyday Jan.
37:25Hopefully you didn't hear that. My wife,
37:28it's a car that I love to drive. I love
37:30this car. I love everything about the
37:32vehicle. I love being able to go next to
37:34like a Lambo Urus and be like, I could
37:36almost beat you. I think a Lambo Urus
37:38does 06 and like 2.5. What is that?
37:40Pikachu.
37:42What?
37:43Pikachu dabbing. Damn. But 3.3, not bad.
37:48The Model Y L, it's a great vehicle. The
37:51Model Y L. I think the Model Y is solid
37:53if you're saying, you know what, the
37:54Model Y premiums are nice, but I want a
37:56little bit more space, a little bit more
37:58practicality usage in case people are
38:00over. I want to have that extra seat in
38:03case I need to. Model Y is great in all
38:05aspects, and I cannot stop with that
38:08sound system. It is the best sound
38:09system ever. If I had to choose
38:11personally, of course, I chose already.
38:13I chose the Model Y performance, my PP,
38:15baby. And what does PP stand for? Pepe
38:18performance. But in second place, if I
38:20didn't get the Rivian R2, I for sure
38:23would have gotten the Model Y. But
38:25that's my answer. Everyday Jen, if you
38:28could choose one Tesla only, which one
38:30did you choose and why? Actually,
38:32>> you're the practical woman in your
38:34normal size. I choose the premium rear
38:37wheel drive because it has the most
38:39miles. 357 miles and I'm on FSD like 95%
38:44of the time anyways. But I need the HEPA
38:47filter, the waterproof frunk, the
38:49automatic seats folding down because
38:51when you go to Costco,
38:55>> that really helps a lot. So, premium
38:57rear wheel drive for me.
38:59>> Which one will you choose? See you guys
39:01later.
39:04And today I'll show you which Tesla
39:07version you should actually buy. I just
39:09realized I talked I should be talking
39:11more and more and more and then now I'm
39:13here. These are a lot of cars. Just took
39:15us forever to get these.

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