- Tesla Hacker finds Cut-Price Model Y Secrets in Firmware
- If correct, there is a number of beings missing
- Screens, lights and the control of the seat are due to the clip
According to a well-known Tesla hacker that goes by the name @Greentheonly on X, the upcoming and warm tip is missing more “affordable” model y a number of creation comfort and technological features.
After digging through Tesla’s latest firmware, Green sent on X a number of features that are believed to be missing in the cheaper vehicle – the codename internally “E41”.
Although the discovery is still very open to interpretation, Green has often appeared far ahead of the curve when it comes to uncovering hidden features or updates in code that Tesla is due to rollout.
After trawling through the latest firmware, the notorious hacker says the E41 comes with two sound systems, labeled internally as “essential” and “important with item”, suggesting that some of Tesla’s famous powerful sound systems will be missing.
Similarly, the second row that allows rear passengers will appear to binge YouTube and play video games are also from the menu.
Thirdly, the backup camera will apparently lose a heater that could see it inclined to fog up and become inoperable under icy conditions, while the powered mirrors appear to have been referred to the scrap pile to reduce costs.
Simplified Model Y “E41”, which was seen live, now also appears in the firmware. They will have two audio settings: “Essentially” and “Essential with Raw material” Backup -Camera would lose a hehenno “Airwave” in the Consolee41 fascia (performance will also get a fascia update)September 20, 2025
Most of the money -saving efforts occur inside the cabin, where Green claims that panoramic glass roof has been replaced by a “fiberglass headmain”. Although we are uncertain about how it is possible to tell it from code lines.
The cabin lighting was frightened to have been slimmed down to only Footwell only, exterior puddle lamps have been removed, and there is simplified electronic seat control that operates only on a single axis, which can either be forward or backwards on main runners or adjustment of a seat angle. Clarity is not offered in the original X -post.
Green also refers to the fact that the suspension can be downgraded and the wheels are “simplified” to 18-inch options.
There is no concrete evidence of changes in Drivetrain, only that the cheapest Model Y could be offered in both four -wheel drive and rear -wheel drive configurations, with the potential for less powerful engines to be used.
Analysis: One step in the wrong direction
The recent updates to both the Tesla model Y and Model 3 initiated some monumental improvements of interior fit and finish, sound insulation and the quality of materials and components used.
As a result, both of these vehicles now feel like more serious suggestions that turn away from the cheap finish and questionable build quality in the early Model S and Model Y. It has always been a criticism of Tesla, but now it feels like it is difficult to accuse the brand of cutting corners.
With the announcement of a more affordable model Y, as well as a cheaper Model 3 that the company sells in Mexico, it feels like the company that regrets some of this hard work and stripes its cars of the features that customers draw towards.
Tesla tried to do it with Cybertruck but found that no one wanted it and subsequently removed the ‘entry-level’ model from its online configurators After only five months.
While model Y is not the Premium proposal that Cybertruck wants to be, it remains a volume seller and one that comes with a certain level of customer expectation.
Cutting away features can help the company lower the requested price, but it also opens the door to rivals to offer a similar or better product to less, with them such as Kia, Hyundai, Xpeng, BYD and Leap engine, all of which pull it out to offer more bang for money.
