AUTOSTesla Model YThe Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y is the standard that every other electric SUV must match.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsOn the Oakland University campus, the Tesla Model Y social-distances from the Oakland bear mascot.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y Performance can launch from zero-60 in just 3.5 seconds despite its 4,400-pound girth.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsGot hatch? Americans love five-door SUVs for their cargo storage, and the Model Y should be Tesla's best-seller when production resumes.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsWhere's the grille? The electric Model Y only needs a small opening on its lower fascia to cool the battery.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe rear of the Tesla Model Y adds a spoiler to the Performance model.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsDetroit News auto columnist Henry Payne got a ride in one of the first Tesla Model Ys in Michigan. Payne is the owner of a Model 3 sedan himself.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsSimilar faces, but the Tesla Model Y, right, is 7 inches taller than the Model 3 sedan.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y (right) is taller and wider than it Model 3 sedan sibling.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe differences between Tesla's Model Y, left, and Model 3 are most obvious in the rear, where the SUV gains a hatchback.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y (left) has similar ground clearance to the Model 3 sedan but has a taller SUV seating position and roofline for more interior room.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsFrunks galore. The Tesla Model Y, right and Model 3 both have front trunk storage.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y Performance trim gets big, 21-inch turbine wheels.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y interior is dominated by a 15-inch console screen.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y features a big 15-inch touschscreen with one of the best voice command systems in the industry.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y will change lanes automatically on I-75 while following a nav route.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y uses owners to beta-test its latest self-driving software.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y gains 5 inches of rear seat room over the Model 3 sedan - making the y the roomiest in the compact SUV class.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsFlatten the Tesla Model Y's rear seats and it gains a whopping 68 cubic feet of cargo room.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y has the roomiest rear seat in class.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Model Y sits 6.6 inches off the ground, making for easy cabin entry.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsSub-trunk storage in the Tesla Model Y may also be used for a rear-facing, third-row seat.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsThe Tesla Model Y has a hatchback, but its rear visibility is limited compared to the Model 3 sedan.Henry Payne, The Detroit NewsEx-GM engineer Dick Amacher allowed The Detroit News to test drive his Tesla Model Y, one of the first in Michigan. Amacher also owns a Tesla Model 3 sedan.Henry Payne, The Detroit News