All the Times We Raced Our Long-Term Tesla Model Y Performance

Here's how the Tesla Model Y Performance lived up to its name

Tesla Model Y vs. Lamborghini Urus

written by Ronald Montoya^{Senior Consumer Advice Editor & Content Strategy
Ronald Montoya has worked in the automotive industry since 2008. He has written over a thousand car related articles and bought and sold over 100 vehicles over the course of his career. Ronald is a senior consumer advice editor and content strategy at Edmunds and has also contributed to the Associated Press. He has also been featured on ABC, NBC and NPR on a number of car shopping topics. He got his start in the auto industry by taking a part-time job at a car dealership, where he worked in the service and accounting department.}
edited by Steven Ewing^{Director, Editorial Content
Steven Ewing has worked in the automotive industry since 2003. In that time, he's written thousands of articles and tested just as many vehicles. Steven is Edmunds' director of editorial content and has previously been on staff at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog, Motor1.com, CNET, and was the U.S. correspondent for Top Gear magazine. Steven has also contributed to Automobile magazine, Car and Driver, The Drive, Jalopnik, Porsche Panorama, and dozens of other publications. In his spare time, Steven loves to play the drums, cook, and drive his 2000 BMW M Roadster.}
7/5/2024
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We made a compilation video of our long-term Tesla Model Y Performance's many, many drag races.
The Model Y had several victories over some formidable opponents.
We may not have liked how it drove on the street, but on track, it was a force to be reckoned with.

We recently said goodbye to our long-term Tesla Model Y Performance. In the four years we owned this silent assassin, we piled on 40,000 miles, drag-raced it, U-Drag-raced it, went through a set of tires, and pushed loads of electrons around in the process. For those who are late to our Tesla party, our video team has made a mixtape of the Model Y's greatest racing hits. There's lots to see here.

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Here at Edmunds, we race responsibly, and so the Model Y earned its street cred on the drag strip. It went up against some of the best performance vehicles available and racked up several impressive wins. We'll post links to each of the full-length episodes below in case you want to transition from the mix tape session to a full-on album listening party.

Eventually, the drag races evolved into our one-of-a-kind U-Drags format, which involves not only straight-line performance but also tests the vehicles' braking and cornering abilities. The Model Y was one of the first few EVs to test out this concept.

Drag races

U-Drag races

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Edmunds says

Truthfully, many of us weren't fans of driving the Model Y around town due to its noisy cabin and stiff ride. But on the drag strip, it became the weapon of choice and brought big grins to our faces. Farewell, "Tessy." Your younger sib, who's a little too much into sci-fi, is moving in and staying with us for a while.

Ronald Montoya

by Ronald Montoya

Ronald Montoya has worked in the automotive industry since 2008. He has written over a thousand car related articles and bought and sold over 100 vehicles over the course of his career. Ronald is a senior consumer advice editor and content strategy at Edmunds and has also contributed to the Associated Press. He has also been featured on ABC, NBC and NPR on a number of car shopping topics. He got his start in the auto industry by taking a part-time job at a car dealership, where he worked in the service and accounting department.

Steven Ewing

edited by Steven Ewing

Steven Ewing has worked in the automotive industry since 2003. In that time, he's written thousands of articles and tested just as many vehicles. Steven is Edmunds' director of editorial content and has previously been on staff at Winding Road magazine, Autoblog, Motor1.com, CNET, and was the U.S. correspondent for Top Gear magazine. Steven has also contributed to Automobile magazine, Car and Driver, The Drive, Jalopnik, Porsche Panorama, and dozens of other publications. In his spare time, Steven loves to play the drums, cook, and drive his 2000 BMW M Roadster.

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