The Tesla Mannequin Y Efficiency appears to be like set to lastly return to China. A brand new Mannequin Y variant has appeared within the newest batch of new-vehicle filings printed by China’s ministry of trade and data expertise (MIIT) on Friday, and based mostly on the numbers listed, it might probably solely be the Efficiency model of the Juniper facelift, CnEVPost stories.
The giveaway is the highest velocity. The filed automobile is rated at 250 km/h, properly above the 201 km/h ceiling shared by all 4 Mannequin Y variants presently bought in China – and matching the determine quoted for the Mannequin Y Efficiency bought in Europe, the Center East, North America and different markets since final yr.
Based on the submitting, the Shanghai-built variant is a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive mannequin with a 176 kW entrance motor and a 291 kW rear motor – a big bump over the 137 kW/220 kW mixture within the common Lengthy Vary AWD (discontinued not too long ago in Malaysia). It attracts energy from a ternary lithium-ion (NMC) battery pack with cells provided by LG Power Resolution’s Chinese language subsidiary.
The submitting lists dimensions of 4,796 mm lengthy, 1,920 mm broad and 1,611 mm tall, on a 2,890 mm wheelbase, with a kerb weight of two,027 kg. It rides on 21-inch wheels with staggered rubber – 255/35 entrance and 275/35 rear – per the Arachnid 2.0 cast wheel setup on the worldwide Mannequin Y Efficiency.
For reference, the Mannequin Y Efficiency bought elsewhere makes use of Tesla’s Efficiency 4DU drive system with a mixed output of 460 hp (343 kW), good for a 0-100 km/h time of three.5 seconds. It’s distinguished by revised entrance and rear bumpers, a carbon-fibre rear spoiler (10% much less drag, 64% much less raise versus earlier than), purple brake callipers, adaptive damping and Efficiency-specific entrance seats with carbon-fibre cabin trim.
The Efficiency badge has been absent from China for the reason that Juniper facelift launched there in January 2025 with simply two variants. At the same time as Tesla expanded the native lineup to 4 – the RWD (from 263,500 yuan, approx RM156k), Lengthy Vary RWD, Lengthy Vary AWD and the six-seater Mannequin Y L (339,000 yuan, approx RM200k) – the flagship by no means returned, regardless of the up to date Efficiency debuting in Europe, the Center East and Africa in August 2025 and North America two months later.
The submitting’s public disclosure interval runs from July 11 to 17, and automobiles that clear this course of sometimes go on sale inside a number of months. Count on it to be priced above the Mannequin Y L as the brand new flagship of the Chinese language lineup.
As for Malaysia, the Juniper Mannequin Y Efficiency has but to be provided right here, even because the native lineup has grown and shuffled over the previous yr. With Shanghai now certifying the Efficiency for its dwelling market, the percentages of the CBU China-sourced flagship finally reaching our shores would seem to have improved. If Giga Shanghai builds the Mannequin Y Efficiency, Malaysia would be capable to import it as a considerably higher tax fee than if it have been to be sourced from Giga Berlin.
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