25 May

It occurred to me a while ago that the closest existing car category to put a Model Y or YL into would be GT cars. Grand Tourers (GTs) are cars that combine effortless long-distance comfort, high-speed stability, and serious performance. The Model Y and Model YL fit the bill easily. Have a look at the prices. The world's leading GT cars are minimum 4 to 5 times more expensive than a Model Y/YL. For the seriously rich. And the Tesla offers a whole range of things they can't match, including self-driving, almost zero running costs (it costs a fortune to run a GT car), and much more advanced tech and practicality. For the price of a family car. Tesla's genius is to make cars that collapse all the traditional categories. You can get pretty much all of the categories, in just the one car. And then it does much more besides, entirely new things. They've completely reinvented what a car is.