We now have our first real life look at the new Model Y in this blue color, shared on X. You can see a Glacier Blue Model Y and how it looks when the sun is shining on it. It looks better than renders on Tesla’s website.
The back glass is now rectangular with sharp corners, unlike the previous rounded corners. As for the rear light bar in the daytime, opinions are mixed as it’s so different than before. You can see the Launch Edition badging on the rear hatchback:
Let’s wait and see more up close pictures and videos of this new Model Y when the first deliveries start in March. No word on when North America will get the new Model Y, but expect it later sometime this year.
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That is one ugly looking back end