Tesla Model Y Performance 2025: We Can Anticipate Its Power
This page is translated from the original post "Tesla Model Y Performance 2025 : on peut anticiper sa puissance" in French.
- 19/07/2025 10:37
Renowned for its industrial pragmatism, Tesla is developing its future Model Y Performance based on the already known Model 3.
Elon Musk must have enjoyed playing with Legos as a child. The pieces of a castle could later be used to assemble a spaceship or other creations. This logic can be found at Tesla since the brand’s inception, where mechanical components travel from one car to another.
This has indeed been the vision of the South African entrepreneur who claims to love automobiles but is primarily a marketing genius. In essence, he believes that the secrets of manufacturing under the bodywork do not interest customers… and he is not wrong. Only the result matters.
This is why, from the beginning, technical data regarding power, battery, weight, etc., have not been disclosed. Even today, it is challenging to piece together all this information.
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The Great Tesla Mechanic!
Historically, the power values of the Model 3 and Model Y were nearly identical. Tesla has slightly inflated the values of its large SUV to partly compensate for the higher mass. Nevertheless, the technical specifications have always been almost copy-paste.
Currently, the Model 3 Performance, unveiled in 2024, has a combined power of 461 kW, or 626 horsepower. This power breaks down to 158 kW (214.7 hp) on the front axle and 303 kW (411.7 hp) on the rear axle.
The same Model 3, in the Long Range All-Wheel Drive version, maintains the same power at the front but sees its rear power drop to 208 kW (282 horsepower). This rear motor is the one from the Rear-Wheel Drive version, with the Long Range Rear-Wheel Drive enjoying 235 kW (320 horsepower).
A Supercharged Model Y Performance?
On Wednesday, July 16, 2025, Tesla unveiled in China a 6-seat version of its Model Y 2025, with a combined power of 340 kW (462 horsepower). Therefore, we can deduce that the rear motor, which has been the only variable at Tesla for years, probably generates only 182 kW (247 horsepower).
The first Tesla Model Y Performance – of which some units still clutter the inventories and benefit from significant discounts – had a combined power of 393 kW (534 horsepower) broken down as follows: 158 kW at the front and… 235 kW at the rear. Interesting…
Without being a fortune teller, the new version currently in development will show an increase in the rear wheels by 68 kW, or 92.5 horsepower. Tesla is mainly refining the suspension and battery performance to ensure the best range for this model, which, while quick off the line, has the shortest range in the lineup after the small entry-level Rear-Wheel Drive. The wide tires and aerodynamic appendages hinder autonomy, case closed.
0 to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds?
The first Model Y Performance could accelerate to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds and reach 250 km/h, with a range of 514 km. As for the Model 3 Performance, it can do 0 to 100 km/h in 3.1 seconds, reach 262 km/h, and has a range of 528 km.
The new Model Y Performance should thus fall between these two options, with the new Long Range All-Wheel Drive “Chinese” version equipped with Boost accelerating to 100 km/h in 4.3 seconds and already boasting a range of 586 km.
Ultimately, let’s bet that the new Tesla Model Y Performance will accelerate to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds, reach a top speed of 260 km/h, and have a range of 550 km. And you, what are your predictions?
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