Tesla Model Y Performance orders about to arrive in Australia as RWD tops sales

Tesla Model Y has been a huge success in the Australian EV market since launching only in June this year, and has already come to dominate the SUV market, taking a 43 per cent share of the above $60,000 SUV segment in Australia.

So far, a total of 8,257 Model Ys have been delivered in Australia is just a few short months, but nearly all Tesla Model Y deliveries to Australia so far have been the single-motor RWD model.  

That’s about to change with dual-motor Performance model order holders now receiving an update from Tesla.

Over the weekend, hundreds of Tesla Model Y Performance order holders have been asked to fill in pre-delivery details associated with the EV order. An example of the details requested was originally shared on Twitter by Ludicrous Feed.

This was for a blue Tesla Model Y Performance order which was placed in the first week of Model Y orders opening back in June. 

Some of the pre-delivery details requested by Tesla at this stage include:

• Delivery location
• Licensing
• Potential trade-in details of existing customer vehicle

Although this shows progress for Tesla Model Y Performance order holders, no update has been provided on a vehicle identification number (VIN) which indicates that the vehicle has been produced.

The pre-delivery tasks could just mean that Tesla is expecting the cars to be produced shortly with a Q1 2023 delivery.

Previously only one Tesla Model Y Performance has been spotted in Australia with Victorian number plates. This particular example was also in blue.

Tesla Model Y Performance will be one of the quickest SUVs on our roads when they do arrive. 

The dual motors can produce 393 kW of power and 660 Nm of torque. 514 km of WLTP range is also on offer from its long-range battery pack that has an 82 kWh nominal capacity. 

With a 0-100 km/h acceleration of 3.7 seconds and a potential track mode on the horizon, performance-orientated Australian owners will be thrilled to get theirs delivered next year.