The Tesla Model Y is set to be updated this year, with a new Cybertruck-inspired look.
Despite being one of the world’s best-selling cars, Tesla’s designers have given the Model Y some eye-catching changes.
In new spy shots showing the car on its winter testing programme, we can see that the 2025 Model Y will gain a full-width front lightbar, connecting a pair of slimmer headlights.
It’s a similar story around the back, where boomerang-shaped light clusters are joined by a light strip across the bootlid. We expect a new choice of wheel designs and possibly some new paint colours, too.
The lightbar changes will help set the Model Y apart from the Model 3 it’s based on.
Speaking of which, the Model 3 was facelifted in late 2023, so the Model Y – which arrived much later – has had to wait its turn.
Inside the ‘25 Model Y, we expect that everything will be shared with the current Model 3. That means the indicator stalk will be banished in favour of touch-sensitive panels on the steering wheel, and rear passengers will get a low-mounted eight-inch touchscreen. Perfect for your kids to use as kicking practice…
Underneath, we expect the powertrain options to stay the same. There’ll be a Long Range version and a Performance range-topper, but it’s not yet known whether the entry-level two-wheel-drive model will stay or whether every new Model Y will have four-wheel drive.
Prices for the new Model Y – codenamed Juniper – shouldn’t be too dissimilar to the current model, which starts from £46,990 and rises to £59,990 for the Performance version. We expect the 2025 Model Y to be revealed in the next few months – probably in a post on the X social media site – and first UK deliveries to take place in late 2025 or early 2026.
Rivals to the Tesla Model Y include the Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Nissan Ariya, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Mercedes EQC and BMW iX3.
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