Spy pics appear to show Tesla’s refreshed Model Y in testing

Pictures posted connected societal media springiness america a look astatine a facelifted Tesla Model Y “Juniper” refresh that lets spell of the original Model 3 headlight style successful favour of a caller beforehand lightbar setup that reminds maine of the Chevy Equinox EV. As reported by InsideEVs, Instagram car spy relationship Cochespias1 and X personification DominicBRNKMN posted spy shots of the updated Model Y arsenic it drove astir connected snowy grounds.

Although the images are a spot blurry, they besides show a caller rear extremity pinch a Cybertruck-ish lightbar akin to the 1 seen successful a July leak.

Reuters first reported Tesla was working connected a Model Y redesign successful early 2023 earlier a purported mule was seen successful the chaotic past twelvemonth pinch the front and rear camouflaged. The Model Y is 1 of the top-selling vehicles successful the world, and it’s besides the past conveyance Tesla makes that still has stalks for changing gears and activating move signals.

As it’s fundamentally unchanged since launching successful 2020, barring a halfway console refresh, it’s astir owed for a makeover. Tesla’s most caller redesign was for the Model 3 “Highland” that made its US debut past year, which besides chiefly changed the beforehand and rear, on pinch different tweaks to make it quieter and amended the thrust quality.

It’s chartless erstwhile Tesla mightiness scheme to motorboat the caller Model Y, but erstwhile reports suggested the automaker is getting group to build a redesigned six-seater Model Y successful China for precocious 2025.