RECENT price adjustments brought discounts across the Tesla range, and the Long Range model tested here had ￡5,000 knocked off it. This took the price to ￡52,990, which undercuts the ID. Buzz by a significant margin. With options, our test car comes to a total of ￡57,490. UNDER the skin, the Tesla features a similar arrangement to the VW, with a skateboard platform housing the battery and motors. The key difference here is that the Model Y has a second motor up front for four-wheel drive and a combined output of 434-bhp - double that of the ID. Buzz - and an estimated 493Nm of torque. Tesla has an advantage over most rivals for efficiency. While the Model Y's 75kWh battery is similar in size to the VW's, it has a WLTP range of 331 miles, beating the ID. Buzz by 76 miles. A sleek body helps; VW's drag coefficient of 0.29Cd is impressive, but the Tesla is even slicker, at 0.23Cd.
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