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Fastest Model Y tackles 0-97km/h in 3.3 seconds to battle the likes of the Porsche Macan and MG IM6
The updated version of Tesla’s fastest Model Y SUV has finally been unleashed – revealing a slightly more aggressive aesthetic and acceleration that will outpace most electric Porsche Macans.
Tesla’s Model Y Performance rejoins as the flagship following the release of the heavily revised electric SUV earlier in 2025.
It comes with a 0-60mph (0-97km/h) acceleration claim of 3.3 seconds, which should translate to about 3.4 seconds for 0-100km/h – shaving several tenths off the previous model’s 3.7sec time.
That makes the Performance variant faster than all electric Porsche Macan models with the exception of the flagship Turbo (3.3sec 0-100km/h, with Chrono Package) and would match the 3.4sec of the new rival MG IM6. It’s significantly faster than the BYD Sealion 7 Performance (4.5sec).
The Model Y Performance features a sportier, angled lower bumper, pronounced rear spoiler, and fills its wheelarches with the biggest wheels in the range – 21-inch Y-shaped alloys dubbed ‘Arachnid’.
Inside, further gains over the Long Range AWD are front sports seats that also add thigh extensions, carbon fibre trim elements, and a 16-inch QHD touchscreen.
There are also “unique” drive modes and electronic constantly variable damping shared with the Model 3 Performance.
Despite the increased speed, the Performance comes with a WLTP range not much shorter than the Long Range AWD variant – 579km versus 600km.
Tesla says the Performance can add 243km of range in just 15 minutes on the company’s Supercharger recharging network.
The Performance carries the equivalent of a $20,600 premium over the Long Range AWD in the UK, one of the limited markets currently offering the new flagship. The Long Range AWD starts from $68,900 in Australia.
Tesla Australia has previously indicated it would once again add the Performance model to the local line-up. It currently offers the Tesla Model 3 Performance, which costs from $80,900. Based on the $4k premium between the RWD/AWD variants of the 3 and Y, the Model Y Performance will cost from $84,900.
Read our reviews here of the Tesla Model Y.
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