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Leon Poultney

I’ve driven the new Tesla Model Y Performance — and despite it being a great car, it isn't anywhere near as exciting as it once was

Tesla Model Y Performance 2025.

Tesla’s performance-oriented models once stunned the world with their abilities to shame some of the most competent sports cars on the market. Do you remember when a stock Model S Plaid set a Nurburgring lap record in 2021? It beat the Porsche Taycan by around seven seconds.

This was major news in the automotive world, seeing as what was essentially a tech company managed to beat a manufacturer with over 100 years of racing experience on one of the most challenging race tracks in the world.

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