Tesla may unveil Model Y crossover with falcon-wing doors today
Tesla could be about to beat its upmarket German rivals to the punch and unveil a crossover, the Model Y, maybe featuring falcon wing doors, at a 17 October launch event that has been shrouded in secrecy. The quiet withdrawal from the market of Tesla's entry-level Model X SUV, the 60D, has some speculating that the Model Y will fill the gap. Currently, Porsche, Mercedes and BMW are working on crossover electric vehicles.
Supposedly, one was to get Falcon Wing doors and the other was not. We've already seen the Model 3 and its very normal mode of ingress and egress, so if Monday's reveal turns out to be a new Tesla vehicle, you can all but place a bet on it being the Model Y. So what exactly is the Model Y? If Musk knows what he's doing, then it's a smaller and cheaper SUV alternative to the Model X aimed at those who would otherwise buy a Mercedes GLC or BMW X3. Thankfully, the Model 3 appears to come prepared for the transition. It's tall roofline in the rear leads to an abrupt ending, giving the Model 3 the look of a Model S and Model X spawn that's been shrunk. All it would take to turn the Model 3 into the Model Y is a few changes.