Malaysian deliveries of the Tesla Model Y has finally begun, with the first 70 or so customers picking up their cars from the Tesla Malaysia HQ in Cyberjaya today. Customers of the initial batch of vehicles are set to continue receiving their vehicles across the coming month.

The first batch of Model Y units contain all three available variants, these being the Standard RWD, Long Range AWD and Performance AWD. 

Base variant (RM199,000) has a single rear motor, which gets the car from zero to 100 km/h in 6.9 seconds, on to a top speed of 217 km/h. An LFP battery offers the RWD a maximum range of 455 km (WLTP cycle).

Mid spec Long Range AWD (RM246,000) has an extra motor on the front axle and uses an NMC type battery, which provides the car with up to 533 km of travel range. It’s faster to the century mark at 5.0 seconds, but top speed is identical to the RWD at 217 km/h. Acceleration Boost, which drops the century sprint time to 4.5 seconds.

Performance AWD (RM288,000) also uses an NMC type battery (up to 514 km, WLTP) for better performance,  0-100 km/h time of 3.7 seconds and a 250 km/h top speed. Performance-specific upgrades include 21-inch Überturbine wheels, a carbon fibre rear spoiler, bigger brakes and lowered suspension.

An update on delivery timelines, now that the first cars are being sent out to customers. Those who ordered a car in January can expect to get their ride sometime in Q2, and the same goes for those who book a Model Y now.