Why the Tesla Mannequin Y is a CarExpert Alternative winner

The Tesla Mannequin Y has been Australia’s top-selling electrical automobile (EV) – and mid-size electrical SUV – because it arrived in native showrooms in mid-2022.

And the closely facelifted ‘Juniper’ model of the Mannequin Y, launched Down Beneath in mid-2025, was adequate to be named Australia’s greatest mid-size electrical SUV within the inaugural 2025 CarExpert Alternative Awards.

Why? As a result of regardless of the arrival of contemporary rivals just like the BYD Sealion 7 and Volkswagen ID.4, which we named as finalists, the Mannequin Y continues to supply the very best mixture of efficiency, expertise, high quality, refinement, charging and vary functionality, and worth in its class.

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Removed from a modest mid-cycle replace, the ‘Juniper’ Mannequin Y seems and feels considerably completely different to its predecessor, and stays forward of its many rivals in nearly all key areas to stay our choose in maybe probably the most aggressive a part of Australia’s EV market.

It nonetheless has the flashy expertise and minimalist styling for which Tesla is legendary, however the Mannequin Y’s cabin is now a extra interesting place to be and, maybe most significantly, it delivers a extra comfy experience.

Priced from a really aggressive $58,900 earlier than on-road prices for the entry-level rear-wheel drive single-motor variant, rising to $68,900 plus on-roads for the all-wheel drive dual-motor Lengthy Vary grade, the Mannequin Y lineup can be topped later this 12 months by a brand new AWD Efficiency flagship priced at $89,400 earlier than on-roads.