Tesla’s Model Y Juniper, which could be announced as early as next week, could have a new side mirror design, as well as a Model X-style front end with logo, and a rear light bar.
These inferences stem from a new sighting of the camouflaged Model Y Juniper refresh while speeding down the highway in torrential rain.
In addition to the new design elements, the stable behavior of the body of the facelift model on wet asphalt portends a new, more comfortable suspension owners of the current Model Y have been asking for for a long time.
For the first time, we can also see the Model Y’s Juniper wipers in action, although the desired change here isn’t about how effective the blades are in cleaning the windshield at high speeds, but rather how The windshield wiper Automatic wiper system in autonomous driving mode.
There have been many cases where Tesla wipers worked vigorously in direct sunlight, were fooled by an insect that splashed the windshield, or failed to recognize the intensity of rain because they rely only on vehicle cameras instead of a cheap automatic wiper sensor that Tesla simply refuses to use. The Model Y Juniper’s wipers seem to clean fast and furious, but the jury won’t be out until they’re put through the automatic wiper test next month when the model launches new version from Giga Shanghai.
On the other hand, we have never seen the new rear light bar of the Model Y Juniper facelift rear light bar in action so clearly. Tesla cut out the center portion of the light bar from the camouflaged cover of the test vehicle, and it now appears to serve as a third brake light, but definitely extends to the sides and rear of the vehicle.
Overall, it appears that the Model Y Juniper will feature a design that is both aerodynamic and more aggressive, very similar to the concept that Tesla adhered to when developing the Model 3 Highland facelift last year.
There will reportedly be a new, larger 95 kWh battery which, combined with a more efficient 4th generation Tesla motor, should allow the Model Y Juniper to benefit from greater range on a load.
Under the proverbial hood, Tesla is also expected to have updated the powertrain for the modern high-voltage 800V and low-voltage 48V systems that it first used on the Cybertruck. It remains to be seen whether the Juniper Model Y will be equipped with the second generation Cybertruck 4680 battery price and the performance of the second generation Cybertruck battery is also highly variable CATL claims Elon Musk is too optimistic about it.
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