TESLA MODEL Y PERFORMANCE

Revised SUV is now available in 460bhp sporty form

- MATT PRIOR

The revamp given to the regular Tesla Model Y earlier this year has now been extended to the sporty Performance variant, which expands the lineup to four: Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive, Long Range All-Wheel Drive and Performance All-Wheel Drive.

Externally, you will spot the same light bar treatment as given to the lesser models, but here that's joined by a (real) carbonfibre boot spoiler, plus a longer front splitter and a remodelled rear diffuser - which combine to reduce lift by 64% and drag by 10%. There are new 21in wheels, too, and red brake calipers.

The Performance wears rather serious 255/35 front and 275/35 rear Pirelli P Zero tyres.

It gets 460bhp from the same pair of 'Performance 4DU' motors as fitted to the Model 3 Performance saloon, which also donates its adaptive suspension, although here it's tuned differently to suit the Model Y's dimensions. At 4.8m long, 1.98m wide across the body (2.13m across the mirrors) and 1.61m high, it's one of the bigger cars in its class.

The Performance officially weighs 2033kg (the Long Range RWD we recently road tested was comfortingly close to its claimed kerb weight), which is weighty for, well, a car, but it's not that heavy for a full-size electric SUV that carries a battery estimated to be 82kWh and which can go from 0-60mph in 3.3sec. The top speed is 155mph.