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2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by capkutay »

nwomack wrote: post #52
blhack wrote: post #44

Own a Y, and absolutely couldn’t explain how much I love this car. That said I am running into a complaint: somebody backed into me in a parking lot last week. The car is still mechanically fine, but with a damaged panel and bumper now. This is a bummer for me, since I’ve been meticulous about washing it, always parking at the end of the lot, etc. car detailing has actually become a hobby as a result of enjoying taki…

Hate to break it to you but you will be waiting months to get it fixed. I’ve been waiting on parts for about 3 months to get mine fixed for relatively minor damage. got rear ended by a pickup truck.

+1. My tesla got side-swiped in November. The shop is estimating Mid-February (so probably March) for all parts to ship and labor to be completed.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by clouddrover »

ajross wrote: post #94
clouddrover wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> and the tiny handful of cars that do better (Lucid Air being the most notable) do so with significantly larger batteries The Lucid Air does it with both a bigger battery and better efficiency.

I think the Air is sort of the exception that proves the rule. Though it's also early and independent verification on production vehicles is still in the future. They're only barely shipping right now.

No, there are no rules being proven. The Air is just a more efficient car.

The Mustang Mach-E has greater range for less money than the Model Y:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSmSiOo-v8s

That's more battery for your money.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by elif »

borgel wrote: post #28
richiezc wrote: post #2

Now if they would only deliver mine, 100 days and counting since I ordered it. Price has gone up $5K since I ordered (I'm locked in but can't change anything)... Estimated delivery window: 1/6/22-2/3/22

To chime in on the pity party; ordered a Ford Mustang Mach E at the start of April 2021. Original estimate was 3 months to delivery. Currently the delivery estimate is 10 months, but no one seems to be able to tell if that's real or not.

At current pace, ford will produce around 64k ME annually when they reach a year of full production. That is about 1/5th of Tesla's 2020 US production.

Meanwhile Tesla's Texas model Y factory is about to open and add another 500k to their annual capacity.

If demand is similar for both cars, I think you will be driving a Tesla sooner.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by maxdo »

sovnade wrote: post #80
tills13 wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While I agree with you that the rear visibility seems really bad, you eventually get used to it. Don't get me wrong -- that's not a valid excuse but in my experience I've never felt like I couldn't see what's behind me. Suggesting that's what the cameras are for is, imo, a worse excuse. As for the head "rest", technically it's a head _restraint_ not a head _rest_. Your head shouldn't be resting against it while drivi…

Yeah I feel like I'd have to artificially push my head back an uncomfortable distance to keep it against the headrest. Looking into getting a 3 or a Y next year myself.

It's a typical first impression before I bought model Y i saw one youtube review one person criticized the seats. He had some back pain issues due to some medical conditions. After he drove model Y on o long distance 500+ miles he said he's taking his words back. It almost scared me away also because it looks visual but I can confirm seats experience of tesla is very good. Musk in interview to Munro told they tried several contractors to produce a comfortable seat. Most cars outsource seats. They ended up producing their own with better ergonomics. They invest a lot with distributing the pressure/weight across entire seat.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by elif »

xenihn wrote: post #27

Does anyone know how big of a deal it is to not have radar on newer Tesla 3s and Ys? I don't know which month was the last one to have radar, but it was some time in 2021.

At this point if you have a radar in your m3 or mY it is unpowered. The software is pure vision for the last few months.

Model S and X I think still use radar.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by anikan_vader »

Here is the full list of winners: https://www.iihs.org/ratings/top-safety-picks/2021?tspPlusOn...

Worth noting that many of Tesla’s serious competitors are winning this award on most of their models, e.g. Mercedes, Audi. And pretty much every model made by Volvo is a Top Safety+ winner.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by elif »

londons_explore wrote: post #25

Is it me, or do they appear to be cheating a little on this test...? The test is designed to test the case where a small overlap causes a traditional crumple zone (designed for full frontal collision) to completely crush and intrude into the passenger compartment. Tesla has solved that by causing the car to deform in such a way to bypass the obstacle. But I bet if they did a test with slightly more overlap, but not f…

It is you.

Tesla designs for safety, not for regulations, in stark contrast to the industry norms.

Check the injury rate statistics if you don't believe their transparent explanations.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by maxdo »

siquick wrote: post #89
throw6622 wrote: post #64

The summary of this thread is that the only complaints anyone has is that it is too hard to get a Model Y or parts for a Model Y, both indicative of just how successful this car is.

No it’s not - it’s indicative that we’re in a global supply crisis where sourcing anything is more difficult.

They will beat expectations of production. They adjust their lines super quick and almost not affected but shortages. Their limiting factors are Giga Berlin and Giga Texas that will be live in Jan-Feb. It's an additional million cars a year.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by throwaway894345 »

DuskStar wrote: post #97
xeromal wrote: post #82

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Probably meant ominous

Anomalous would be my guess

Yeah, I typed “anomylous” and iOS autocorrected it to “anonymous” instead of “anomalous” and I didn’t notice. My bad.

Re: 2021-22 Tesla Model Y earns highest IIHS accolade

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Post by ajross »

clouddrover wrote: post #102
ajross wrote: post #94

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the Air is sort of the exception that proves the rule. Though it's also early and independent verification on production vehicles is still in the future. They're only barely shipping right now.

No, there are no rules being proven. The Air is just a more efficient car. The Mustang Mach-E has greater range for less money than the Model Y: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSmSiOo-v8s That's more battery for your money.

The Mach-E RWD variants with the 88 kWh battery get about the same range as the Y with 77.8 kWh. That's significantly less efficient, not more.
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