From Joe Tegtmeyer.

On 7 October 2025, Tesla announced the newest variant of the Model Y, called the Standard Edition with the intent to offer a lower-cost vehicle that retains most of the utility and technology of the Premium Model Y, but at a lower initial purchase price and operating costs.

This new Model Y offers about 300 miles of range (at 100% charge), a new front and rear look, a cloth interior and all of the standard Tesla ecosystem capabilities, including Full Self Driving, access to the Supercharger system, and free over-the-air software updates to continually improve the capabilities and features of the car.

I hope you find this first review and information about this new vehicle helpful as well as insights into the construction and manufacturing considerations that have gone in to this new product!

New front & rear bumpers, steel frunk lid & rear hatch, no light bar or afterburner rear taillights

Cloth insert interior, yachting style center console, no rear screen, solid ceiling liner w/ glass roof

Manually folding, power adjustable side mirrors

Tesla ecosystem advantages (Supercharger network, software & navigation updates, FSD)

RWD, ~ 68 kWh battery pack w/ about a 320 mile range (at 100% charge)

No matrix headlights, Auto high beams

Second-row manual-folding seats

Front bumper camera

Manually adjustable (tilt & telescope) steering wheel

15.4” front touchscreen, no second-row touchscreen, manually adjustable second-row air vents

Particulate filter (no HEPA filter)