Quick Compare: 2020 Tesla Model 3 Vs Model Y After $3,000 Price Cut - Forbes

2020 Tesla Model Y just got a $3,000 price cut making it a little more price competitive with the ... [+] Model 3.

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Here’s a very short, very basic comparison of the Model Y and Model 3 for newbie electric car buyers just getting their feet wet:

2020 Tesla Model Y vs Model 3 quick-compare.

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*Pricier Model 3 configs offer up to 322 miles of range

**The Model 3 with rear seats folded has “almost comparable cargo capacity [to the Model y], not as bad as those numbers from the owner's manuals suggest,” according to Motor Trend.

Type:

—Model Y: CUV (crossover utility vehicle)

—Model 3: sedan

Production start date:

—Model Y: January 2020

—Model 3: mid-2017

Price:

—2020 Tesla Model Y Dual Motor All-Wheel Drive Long Range: base price: $49,990* (cheapest version currently available / price as shown on Tesla’s website)

—2020 Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus base price: $37,990 (cheapest model)

Cheaper Model Y version:

The cheapest Model Y now available isn’t cheap. A cheaper version of the Model Y will eventually be offered, according to Tesla.

American made:

Both the Model 3 and Model Y are made in America in Fremont, Calif.

How similar?

The Model Y is based on the Model 3 and shares 75% of the parts, according to Tesla. And to the untrained eye, they can be hard to distinguish.

How different?

But there are some big differences like cargo space and ground clearance — the Model Y has more of both. And you sit higher in the Model Y because the Y’s seats are on risers, which makes it easier to get in and get out of the car compared to the Model 3.

The Model Y also uses a more efficient heat pump versus the resistive heating system in the Model 3.

And the Model Y is taller, wider, and longer than the Model 3. It’s only a matter of inches (e.g., the Y is about 7 inches taller) but it can make a difference for things like headroom.

How popular?

The Model 3 was the best-selling car in California — the hottest electric car market in the U.S. — in the first quarter of 2020, beating both the Honda Civic and Toyota Camry, according to the California New Car Dealers Association. Since the Model Y is just beginning to ramp up production, the jury is still out but CEO Elon Musk has said that he expects it to outsell the Model 3.

Tesla Model Y (top) and Model 3.

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Seating capacity:

5 passengers for both the Model 3 and Model Y, though the Y has an option for seven passengers (see “options” below).

Ground clearance (think: light off-roading):

—Model Y: 6.6 inches

—Model 3: 5.5 inches

Basic warranty:

4 years / 50,000 miles for both the Model 3 and Model Y.

Major options:

—Model Y will offer a third row of seats, allowing it to seat seven passengers ($3,000 option)

—The Model 3 Performance offers 0-60 in 3.2 seconds for thousands of dollars less than the Model Y Performance (which is a plodding 3.5 seconds by comparison).

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