The interior of the Tesla upgraded Model Y “Juniper” / “Opal” has leaked
https://x.com/teslanewswire/status/1877407407204163873?s=46
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https://x.com/teslanewswire/status/1877407407204163873?s=46
A steering rectangle.
Those seats look like the current 3/Y seats in that picture.
everytime i see a new tesla design decision
Puts turn signals behind a touch screen menu.
In the frunk
In the back row screen
Shit, driver’s screen got moved there? Hope my kids are better back seat drivers than my wife.
I think it's a reasonable compromise between a wheel and a yoke.
But why compromise at all? A wheel is the clearly proven natural shape.
Tesla literally tries to reinvent the wheel.
All for vibes and aesthetics. Form over function.
Love the CT wheel. Took a few days to get used to, but now large circular wheels feel outdated and cumbersome to me.
That works because the CT has steer by wire and a variable steering ratio.
The S/X just have the yoke without the steering system that goes with it.
Exactly, I'm not buying a squircle car unless it has drive by wire. My country has roundabouts I need to use my turn signals while doing serious turns, both ways.
Well if your country is Australia then this squircle won’t pass compliance laws and won’t be sold in much the same way the model x isn’t
I thought the Model X and S aren't sold in Aus cause they don't make Right Hand Drive version anymore? Does Aus actually have a law pertaining to the shape of the steering wheel?
They sure do. It may actually be constant across all RHD markets and I get the feeling Tesla doesn’t care because they only make these special models in America
CT has steer by wire which makes a huge difference.
Because with a flattened wheel, you can see the instrument panel better. This is important since there's no instrument panel.
But you wouldn’t know that for sure if there were a round wheel blocking your view
I test drove a cyber for fun and the thing I actually liked most was this steering rectangle. It’s surprisingly ergonomic
Well, it remains to be seen if the new Model Y will have the same steering ratio as the Cybertruck. If it’s still the same mechanical steering as in the Model 3 and current Model Y, it will be awful once you have to do a tight turn, just like the Yoke before it.
It works well because of the steer-by-wire. In any other car it would be worse than having a wheel. Hopefully the new Y has steer-by-wire.
A whole new steering system would be a wild upgrade for a facelift...
Hopefully the new Y has steer-by-wire
It would make sense to implement it, as it makes the right hand drive versions of the car much easier to engineer.
All hail the squircular steering wheel!
I really wish my highland model 3 had a cybertruck steer by wire system, it’s the one thing that is objectively a better experience.
After driving the yoke for a year I'd beg to differ. The yoke is more natural to me. The wheel is only natural to you because that's what you've always done
Disagree. The yoke on my X is awesome
What visibility is blocked by the wheel in a Model 3/Y?
What visibility is blocked by the wheel in a Model 3/Y?
If the steering wheel hinders your visibility, you should really adjust its position. There isn’t even a dashboard behind it in the Model Y that it could block.
And the “won” leg room should optimally not be used because you still need the full room should you turn the wheel 90°. Occupying that space could be a safety hazard.
And the “won” leg room should optimally not be used because you still need the full room should you turn the wheel 90°.
Still useful for easier ingress/egress though.
As a courier, I get in and out of a car several dozen times per day. The steering wheel being in the way is a fairly significant pain in my life.
If the wheel takes up leg room for you, it's not the wheel. You need to lose weight.
I prefer the cybertruck's design. The angled corners are way nicer imo. Could have saved money using the same wheel on the Y.
"Steering Woke"?
I drove a Cybertruck with its unusual wheel shape and loved the feel. I'd but this in a minute.
But Cybertruck also has Steer by wire
Aren’t the Highland seats different from the Y seats?
It's a model 3 highland with an after Market steering whell
Yep, in the actual leaked photos from the cold weather test you can see a round steering wheel.
Car model on center screen in pictures 2 and 3 do not have a light bar upfront, so I’m not sure why anyone is buying that this is a Model Y.
Disappointed because this aftermarket steering wheel ditches the cheap plastic at the bottom, which would get rid of the creakiness headaches. Really hope they fix this issue.
2/10 rage bait
I can't wait to upgrade my M3P24 to this steering wheel
^ this
Yay for... squares?
Sir, that's clearly a squircle
I don't hate it. But I do wish it was more.. squircle.
I love the steering wheel on the Cybertruck, if the Y has steer by wire.
I'm pretty certain it will not have steer by wire. However, Lucid's Gravity SUV has a steering wheel in this same shape and it has been liked by reviewers.
I don't think I would like it nearly as much if it wasn't steer by wire. But worth a try.
Changing the steering wheel just for shits and giggs
More like following the rest of the market / copying China, but yea it sucks
Which other non-Tesla car uses such a nonstandard steering wheel?
A lot. Some Lincolns, Volvos, Corvettes, BMW, and Jeeps. I think all Lucids use a squircle, but at the very least, the Gravity does. I think Suburu also has a few models.
Hmm... It would be nice if it has steer-by-wire.
Wouldn’t they want to put that on the X or S first?
No, they don't care about those
HEADLINE NEWS! It looks exactly like the model 3. What were people expecting?
This is fake
Crap. No blinker or gear stalk?
You knew that was going to happen.
I knew my father-in-law was going to die of cancer, but that doesn't mean I liked it.
Brings it in line with the rest of the lineup. Not so surprising.
still sucks tho
So glad I pulled the trigger and got my MY in September. Nothing I’ve seen so far attracts me.
No blinker stalk, no sale. I've been waiting to find this out and now I can cross the Juniper off my list.
Why would you even be waiting? S/X haven't had stalks since 2021, CT never had them, and it's been a year since Model 3 had them. They wouldn't keep them on a refresh of their best selling vehicle.
I was mildly interested in getting a Y and waiting for the refresh made sense. I was hoping they'd come to their senses and go back to stalks. This and the leaked exterior styling have pretty much killed any interest.
This is Elon we're talking about. Tesla goes forward at warp speed. Leather interior ain't coming back. Radar ain't coming back. Parking sensors aren't coming back. Stalks aren't coming back.
Have you even tried it? It’s totally fine. Took me a day to get used to it. I do not miss stalks at all.
It is ok for most part. I just don't understand why the blinkers are not placed on opposite sides of the steering wheel. Having them both on the same side is awful when you have to turn the wheel.
Fair point. I think the only reason it is the way it is, is to mimic what position you’d put the stalk in. It would be nice if they did one on each side, and contextually change which is which based on the position of the wheel (upside down wheel - flipped blinkers)
He doesn't need to try it, he knows what's best 😂
Do you live in a country with roundabouts? Because I doubt this can work in roundabouts (you must signal for exit as your wheel is turned)
It’s really not bad, you get used to the buttons really quick and auto shift takes care of most gear shifts anyway
I did a 30 minute test drive and was used to the buttons before the drive was over. I'm genuinely confused as to why people think it's hard or not intuitive. It's literally just a button...
I really dunno, it’s become just muscle memory that I don’t even think about at this point. Might just be because it was popular to hate on and people who’ve never tried it, or fine motor control challenges with age etc?
It makes it harder to signal in a roundabout if the wheel is upside down. This can be solved by steer by wire
Possibly. I'm not really sure how it became cool for people to admit that they were so mentally incapable of making change...but here we are.
I have had my highland for a few months now. The signal buttons are ok when you're just driving normally, but they're not intuitive at all when you're turning and need to use them (like during roundabouts or quick turns following one after the other).
What a surprise, looks like every other Tesla except for steering wheel. (I'm a 2018 Model 3 owner.)
China announcement has round steering wheel.
https://www.tesla.com/en_au/modely
Tesla website is live in Australia for the new Model Y
Did Musk really feel the need to reinvent the wheel?
The Scout has the same "squircle" wheel so they're not alone.
Also Lucid Gravity.
Tesla constantly feels the need to reinvent the wheel as of late. Removing the de-facto-standard USS, turn signal stalk, trying the Yoke and now this squircle…
I see no advantage to weird steering wheel shapes.
Yes! A squircle!
Pretty quick debunking, a mere couple of hours later Tesla officially release the new Model Y and it doesn't look like this.
This "leak" didn't age well.
C’mon SBW!!!
I prefer the current Model Y interior with the round steering wheel and indicator stalks.
This is a highland
“Upgraded”
Another plain Jane interior
Knowing Tesla they will cut a lot of corners to save money, but spend like it's going out of style on LED light strips.
LEDs are cheaper than bulbs and run on less electricity
Yet they provide no meaningful illumination. The light strip on the CT, and presumably the new MY, is just cosmetic.
Looks like no steering column stalks either. Ugh.... I hate those buttons.