Tesla could have been late to the electrical car celebration in Malaysia, however that’s nothing in comparison with the Philippines. The famed EV model has lastly made its solution to the archipelago with the Mannequin 3 “Highland” facelift and Mannequin Y, leaving Indonesia and Vietnam as the one different main Southeast Asian markets but to obtain it formally.
However the nation does at the least have one thing to have a good time. Identical to they’re in Malaysia, EVs are tax-free within the Philippines (there till at the least 2028), however the benefit of being a left-hand-drive nation is that Tesla costs are far decrease than they’re elsewhere within the area, presumably unencumbered by right-hand-drive conversion prices.
The Mannequin 3 and Mannequin Y can be found in the identical three variants as Malaysia. The previous begins from 2,109,000 pesos (RM158,600) for the rear-wheel-drive mannequin, whereas choosing the Lengthy Vary All-Wheel Drive brings this determine as much as 2,489,000 pesos (RM187,100). Even the Efficiency solely tops out at 3,099,000 pesos (RM233,000).
Distinction this to Malaysian costs of RM181,000, RM210,000 and RM242,000 nett respectively. Actually, the automotive is barely any dearer than it’s within the automotive’s manufacturing base of China, the place it retails for between 231,900 yuan (RM142,000) and 335,900 yuan (RM205,600).
In the meantime, the Mannequin Y prices 2,369,000 pesos (RM178,100) for the RWD mannequin, 2,689,000 pesos (RM202,200) for the Lengthy Vary AWD and three,299,000 pesos (RM248,000) for the Efficiency. By comparability, the SUV’s Malaysian costs are RM191,000, RM238,000 and RM280,000 respectively.
The Mannequin 3 Rear-Wheel Drive will get from zero to 100 km/h in 6.1 seconds does 513 km on a full cost, whereas the Mannequin 3 Lengthy Vary AWD does 629 km. The Mannequin 3 Efficiency, with its stronger acceleration (3.1 seconds) and high velocity (250 km/h, versus 201 km/h for the others) figures, does 528 km; all vary figures are primarily based on the WLTP commonplace.
As for the Mannequin Y, the Rear-Wheel Drive will get from zero to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds and does 455 km on a full cost, whereas the Mannequin Y Lengthy Vary AWD attains figures of 5 seconds and 533 km respectively; the Mannequin Y Efficiency manages a century dash of three.7 seconds and a variety of 514 km. As with the Mannequin 3, all vary figures are primarily based on the WLTP commonplace.
GALLERY: 2024 Tesla Mannequin 3 Efficiency in Malaysia
GALLERY: 2024 Tesla Mannequin Y Efficiency in Malaysia
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