Tesla Model Y? arrived late in Europe? and, to make up for lost time,? arrived from Shanghai, with all the problems of perception relating to the quality? that the Chinese world carries with it, not always rightly.?
Yet, Model Y ? the SUV/electric crossover to beat , what to do? from reference in its segment surprising not only for the usual things we are used to, efficiency and autonomy, but also for how it drives. If we then consider that the driving dynamics? closely linked to the innovative engineering that distinguishes this car, Model Y becomes a reference also for that new era of cars that will bring us? to total electrification and what to force? all over the world to redefine the way four-wheeled vehicles are designed.?
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I start from driving dynamics, daughter of the engineering of materials and production processes. The story begins when Idra, an Italian company and excellence in the world, is closely linked with Tesla who gives birth to a crazy idea: to make car frames in a new way, which breaks more? of a hundred years of tradition and which aims to reduce the number of components to be assembled online.?
Can you? to make an aluminum casting in a single mold that embraces most of the car floor? Idra accepts the challenge and realizes the Giga Press that prints? A huge piece of frame compared to what we have done so far. “/wp-content/uploads/b529ec3c0626fd808d7fb5a3a39e7571.jpg” />
Model Y on the left, Model 3 on the right
Fascinating engineering challenge, and not engineering? the only matter called into question: it was necessary to create an aluminum alloy specifically designed for this need.? The material was used for those? “Giant molds” where the liquid metal flows at temperatures up to 850? in a high pressure system and in a mold designed to create the vacuum inside. One of the Giga Press is located in Shanghai, the third Giga Factory; the first two were installed in? Freemont and the fourth entrer? in operation in Berlin. .
Replacing dozens of components with a single fusion, especially at the chassis level,? one of the keys to driving dynamics cos? satisfactory for Model Y, a crossover that does not drive like an SUV and that combines the advantages of a high seat (and a decent ground clearance, just under 17 cm which does not reach the 21 cm of a real SUV like Duster or EQA ), with an unprecedented dynamic.
On the left Model Y, on the right Model 3: seventy parts reduced to a single piece (two technically) then means doing without weak points: bolts and welds.?
The other fundamental aspect? the? transition to aluminum which allowed to contain the weight,? 2 tons due to the battery, transforming Model Y into a fun and sharp vehicle like the sedan thanks to a direct steering, precise, well calibrated and with the right load. And ? also variable when you need to work less, with the mode? Comfort what? the right one for the city?
The battery lowers the center of gravity, the weight balance? perfect and the two electric motors, with their torque, serve to make us forget about the 2,000 kg we carry around: 0-100 km/h in 5 real seconds, fast enough? to make the Long Range (Dual Motor) the right and balanced one .
SPACE, FIRST OF ALL 
Tesla Model 3 and Tesla Model Y have the same coefficient of friction, a Cx of 0.23 which makes the crossover capable of excellent performance even at high speeds. The difference in consumption must be clearly found in the complete formula, which needs to multiply the Cx by A, the front surface that on Model Y? clearly larger than the sedan.?
The definitive proof of consumption? scheduled for the first days of October, when we will bring Model Y in the Brianza Ring together with Model 3 and when we will also tackle the speed motorway? sustained. The first figure? that of an average between 18 and 21 kWh/100 km in a mixed use with the enthusiasm of the first review. However, I expect significantly less data in the real world.?
Tesla declares a WLTP range of 507 km with a recharge against the 614 km of the Model 3 Long Range in the same configuration (all-wheel drive, two engines). By calling travels into question? likely to reach between 350 km and 450 km depending on how much percentage of the motorway you enter in your route, stay tuned for the data collected by the technical instruments in the different circumstances. src = “/wp-content/uploads/bfd41fc12c4da1f6f7d025cb19b3b3a8.gif” /> 
Tesla Model not? a car for everyone, even excluding the price factor . First the size are important, and this can? be a problem if you are used to more cars? European. If a large muzzle doesn't scare you, though, satisfaction? insured.
Then c '? to consider that all-wheel drive complicates maneuvers resulting in a turning radius that forces you to spend more? time in the classic inversion: not c '? a four-wheel steering system that would make our lives a lot easier and that remains an engineering finesse that Musk's Americans have not yet achieved in this segment. The (virtually) variable pitch that the 4WS create? something to “try to believe”.
? The other limitation concerns the choice of not allowing, even as an option, the choice of an adaptive system for cushioning, something capable of making the car dynamically interesting when we drive alone in Sport and, at the same time, change the face in the absorption when it is necessary to privilege the well-being of passengers with the modality? Comfort.?
The setup here? single, not variable and? rigid base, remaining similar to that already? highlighted on Model 3 that not? certainly the pi? sweet on the holes. There? who likes why? ? that pi? true, from motorsport. But, once again, there are different needs when it comes to cars: Model Y excludes a slice of the public accustomed to a certain “premium level” travel comfort.?
I PREGI 
All ? immediate and accessible, the same applies to recharging without the need? of cards or applications, and for Level 2 semi-autonomous driving. Model Y has all the sensors that allow in the USA, to whom? in beta, to achieve full autonomy under the supervision of the driver's eye.?
In Italy ? limited: the basic package includes adaptive cruise control as standard, which also centers the car in the lane and manages it autonomously? traffic situations. With that pi? expensive, not very useful in our country, the Navigate on Autopilot is enabled, which also adds automatic lane change on the motorway (after activating the direction indicators): very convenient, but alone is not worth the package.?
The smartphone app yes? recently renovated and? complete: checks the vehicle, starts and stops charging (or extends the limit as a percentage), locates the vehicle and the charging stations. Only planning is missing, but what about driving? so well made that you don't feel the need for it.?
Tesla Model Y costs 60,990? in Dual Motor version (all-wheel drive, Long Range) with standard white color, dark interior and 19 “wheels. The warranty is 8 years or 192,000 km on batteries (70%) and 4 years or 80,000 km on the car. Model Y in basic construction, however “full optional” ? able to access state incentives … funds permitting.
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