Tesla Model Y review

Prices now begin at a very impressive £46,990. That's a £6,000 uplift from the Model 3. White paint is free. Black and blue cost £1,300, red and silver cost £2,600. Black 'vegan leather' is standard. White is £1,100. 

Upgrade to the Long Range All-Wheel Drive and you'll be paying £51,990, while the Performance variant is pitched at £59,990 (although it's worth noting that at one point that would set you back £67,990).

Is the Performance worth the additional outlay for 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds? Impressive as that is, we'd say 'no': the Long Range AWD is more than fast enough to impress your friends with its silent 4.8-second run to 60, and even then we'd be more tempted by the entry Long Range RWD car and its extra range. 

Upgrading from 19-inch rims to 20s costs £2,100. The larger wheels look fantastic but Tesla reckons you’ll get 20 miles more range if you go an inch smaller. You'll also get a slightly better ride.

Want the seven-seater? You can only pair it with the Long Range AWD, and you'll be paying £4k for the privilege. And that's just a few months after Tesla launched the option at £2.5k. Ouch.

Tell me about 'Autopilot'.

You just did an air quote gesture with your hands, didn't you? 'Enhanced Autopilot' – which allows (rather haphazard) automatic lane-changes and a summon feature to call the car across a car park to you – is £3,400. The full-house, "full-self driving capability" is £6,800. Worth noting that the Y is in no way an autonomous car, though – Tesla does explicitly say so on its website and it wouldn't be legal on UK roads anyway.

Charging the battery takes less than half an hour at one of Europe’s 6,500 Superchargers (at up to 250kW DC) but a 7kW home wallbox is going to need just over 11 hours. Mind you that’s less than a Ford Mustang Mach-E Extended Range – the Model Y's battery still does more, with less.