2026 Tesla Model Y · Trim vs trim
2026 Tesla Model Y Premium All-Wheel Drive vs Performance All-Wheel Drive: what's the difference?
The Performance All-Wheel Drive costs $8,000 more. Prices and option combinations are provisional; Tesla's live US could not be verified. It starts at $57,990, and the Premium All-Wheel Drive at $49,990. The Performance All-Wheel Drive adds adaptive and a . It also changes the wheels, tires and seats. Its range is 306 miles, 21 less than the Premium All-Wheel Drive's 327. It uses 32 kWh per 100 miles from the wall, 4.5 more than the Premium All-Wheel Drive's 27.5.
Our Model Y data has five refreshed 2026 US short-body variants, matched EPA records, equipment and reported prices. It doesn't have live US configurator price or combination verification, every wheel and seating EPA rating, Model Y L or pre-refresh cars yet, so something missing from this page may still be offered.
What changes, as they come
| What | Premium All-Wheel Drive | Performance All-Wheel Drive |
|---|---|---|
| EPA range | Premium All-Wheel Drive327 mi | Performance All-Wheel Drive306 mi |
| Wall electricity / 100 mi | Premium All-Wheel Drive27.5 kWh | Performance All-Wheel Drive32.0 kWh |
| Combined MPGe | Premium All-Wheel Drive123 MPGe | Performance All-Wheel Drive105 MPGe |
| Tire diameter | Premium All-Wheel Drive28.0″ | Performance All-Wheel Drive28.0″ |
| Wheel size | Premium All-Wheel Drive19″ | Performance All-Wheel Drive21″ |
| Ground clearance | Premium All-Wheel Drive6.6″ | Performance All-Wheel Drive6.0″ |
| What | Premium All-Wheel Drive | Performance All-Wheel Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | Premium All-Wheel DrivePremium passive suspension | Performance All-Wheel DrivePerformance adaptive suspension |
| Wheels | Premium All-Wheel Drive19-inch Crossflow wheels | Performance All-Wheel Drive21-inch Arachnid 2.0 wheels |
| Tires | Premium All-Wheel Drive255/45R19 | Performance All-Wheel Drive255/35R21 front · 275/35R21 rear |
| Seats | Premium All-Wheel DriveFive seats · Premium interior | Performance All-Wheel DriveFive Performance sport seats |
| Spoiler | Premium All-Wheel DriveNone | Performance All-Wheel DrivePerformance carbon spoiler |
| What | Premium All-Wheel Drive | Performance All-Wheel Drive |
|---|---|---|
| Underfloor high-voltage battery · Premium | Premium All-Wheel DriveYes | Performance All-Wheel DriveNot included |
| Performance battery cells | Premium All-Wheel DriveNot included | Performance All-Wheel DriveYes |
The same on both: peak DC charging (250 kW) and cargo behind the second row (29.0 cu ft).
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The Performance All-Wheel Drive, as it comes
↑ The answerPerformance All-Wheel Drive
$57,990
Performance All-Wheel Drive
$57,990
- Range
- mi
- ·
- Energy/100mi
- kWh
- ·
- DC peak
- kW
- ·
- Cargo
- ft³
- ·
- EPA range
- mi
- 2026 EPA · selected factory wheels
- Energy / 100 mi
- kWh
- 105 MPGe · wall electricity
- Peak DC charging
- kW
- Peak only · not a sustained rate
- Cargo space
- ft³
- Behind second row · frunk excluded
- Curb weight
- lb
- Tesla base trim · options add weight
- Has Dual-motor AWD
- Has Ventilated seats
- Has Glass roof
- Has Adaptive dampers
- Has Phone key
Reported prices · live US quote unverified
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Packages & options
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What your options change
This is a stock Performance All-Wheel Drive. Pick a package and every part it swaps shows up here, and in orange on the SUV.
- Has Dual-motor AWD
- Has Ventilated seats
- Has Glass roof
- Has Adaptive dampers
- Has Phone key
- Drive
- Dual-motor AWD
- MPGe
- 105 combined
- Charge port
- NACS · AC / DC
- Clearance
- 6″ unladen
- Seats
- 5 · sport seats
- Rear screen
- 8″
- Max cargo
- 75.5 ft³ · includes frunk
- System hp / torque
- Not published in cited US specs