Photo: lars_o_saeltzer / Instagram
Tesla, the American electric vehicle and clean energy company that no one thought could make a difference just a decade ago, had a very busy year in 2023 – and it was mostly for positive reasons.
Sure, there were some recalls, but Tesla's 2023 year will mostly be remembered for stuff like the arrival of the updated Model 3 sedan in places like China or Europe and the market introduction of the ultra-hyped Cybertruck EV pickup truck. Plus, Tesla almost snatched the crown for the world's best-selling vehicle nameplate with the Model Y crossover SUV before Toyota thought twice and bundled the Corolla Cross sales with the regular Corolla to keep the laurels.
As it turns out, 2024 is shaping up as more of the same – at home in America, Tesla is hard at work building as many Cybertrucks as possible to take over the segment from Ford's F-150 Lightning. However, they still found time to introduce the refreshed Model 3 on the local market. Additionally, everyone thinks that what seems to work like a charm on the base sedan could also feel right at home on the related best-selling Model Y crossover SUV.
Thus, the rumor mill is going berserk trying to find even the faintest whisper related to 'Project Juniper' – the colloquial codename for the upcoming upgrade of the Tesla Model Y. There's logic behind it, of course – the battery-powered Model 3 mid-size fastback sedan is in production since 2017 while the related Model Y mid-size crossover SUV came a little later out the factory gates, in 2020. However, things move faster now at Tesla, and it's wise to think that it won't take another three years before the latter gets upgraded.
Of course, that doesn't mean Tesla is in any hurry – we recently heard that the company allegedly announced that a Model Y refresh isn't scheduled to launch in North America this year. However, that doesn't mean the crossover SUV currently being produced in the United States (Fremont and Gigafactory Texas), China, and Europe will miss the updates for too long. Instead, it could easily follow the same route as its Model 3 sibling and first reveal the upgrades in China and Europe later this year, followed by its home market early in 2025.
However, this loose schedule means a lot of people are left stranded waiting for the Tesla Model Y 'Project Juniper,' and we all know that Tesla fans are not exactly the most patient – after all, they have gotten used to fast EVs that can post a challenge even to supercars at the local quarter-mile dragstrip. No worries; the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is always ready and willing to resolve such conundrums.
Thus, meet the virtual artist behind Larson Design (aka lars_o_saeltzer on social media), who brings his CGI vision of the series-production Model Y facelift to life. The pixel master is convinced that Tesla's vision for the update will follow the same coordinates as the Model 3 Highland, so he unofficially imagined the crossover SUV with the slimmer, flatter headlights, no fog lamps, and C-shaped LED taillights. Overall, the shape remains unchanged, but the minimalist details give it a fresh, modern look – at least across fantasy land. So, what do you think – will it look like this or differently?
As it turns out, 2024 is shaping up as more of the same – at home in America, Tesla is hard at work building as many Cybertrucks as possible to take over the segment from Ford's F-150 Lightning. However, they still found time to introduce the refreshed Model 3 on the local market. Additionally, everyone thinks that what seems to work like a charm on the base sedan could also feel right at home on the related best-selling Model Y crossover SUV.
Thus, the rumor mill is going berserk trying to find even the faintest whisper related to 'Project Juniper' – the colloquial codename for the upcoming upgrade of the Tesla Model Y. There's logic behind it, of course – the battery-powered Model 3 mid-size fastback sedan is in production since 2017 while the related Model Y mid-size crossover SUV came a little later out the factory gates, in 2020. However, things move faster now at Tesla, and it's wise to think that it won't take another three years before the latter gets upgraded.
Of course, that doesn't mean Tesla is in any hurry – we recently heard that the company allegedly announced that a Model Y refresh isn't scheduled to launch in North America this year. However, that doesn't mean the crossover SUV currently being produced in the United States (Fremont and Gigafactory Texas), China, and Europe will miss the updates for too long. Instead, it could easily follow the same route as its Model 3 sibling and first reveal the upgrades in China and Europe later this year, followed by its home market early in 2025.
However, this loose schedule means a lot of people are left stranded waiting for the Tesla Model Y 'Project Juniper,' and we all know that Tesla fans are not exactly the most patient – after all, they have gotten used to fast EVs that can post a challenge even to supercars at the local quarter-mile dragstrip. No worries; the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is always ready and willing to resolve such conundrums.
Thus, meet the virtual artist behind Larson Design (aka lars_o_saeltzer on social media), who brings his CGI vision of the series-production Model Y facelift to life. The pixel master is convinced that Tesla's vision for the update will follow the same coordinates as the Model 3 Highland, so he unofficially imagined the crossover SUV with the slimmer, flatter headlights, no fog lamps, and C-shaped LED taillights. Overall, the shape remains unchanged, but the minimalist details give it a fresh, modern look – at least across fantasy land. So, what do you think – will it look like this or differently?
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