Rohit Sharma can often be seen driving a Lamborghini Urus SE on the roads of Mumbai. Now, according to several reports, the former India captain has bought a Tesla Model Y car. A video of Rohit driving the new Tesla recently went viral on social media. A post, along with the video, read: “This is why Tesla doesn’t need to advertise – Rohit Sharma (captain of India’s national cricket team), who has 45M followers on Instagram, just bought a new Tesla Model Y.” The post caught the attention of Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla, and he re-shared it.
This is why Tesla doesn’t need to advertise – Rohit Sharma (captain of India’s national cricket team), who has 45M followers on Instagram, just bought a new Tesla Model Ypic.twitter.com/m02awSltMR https://t.co/XQSLYyo4XZ
— Teslaconomics (@Teslaconomics) October 9, 2025
Tesla has introduced new affordable versions of the Model Y and Model 3, called Model Y Standard and Model 3 Standard. With the introduction of the new variants, the brand aims to revive sales, which have recently seen a slowdown, and to strengthen its position in an increasingly competitive market. These entry-level models are aimed at attracting a broader customer base. With their arrival, Tesla has now categorized the Long Range variants under the Premium label. At present, these new variants of the Model Y and Model 3 are available only in the US market.
Talking about the changes, the Tesla Model Y Standard has ditched the light bars, seen on the front of the other variants. Also, the new affordable variant gets 18-inch wheels. The panoramic sunroof seen in the higher Model Y variants has been eliminated from the Standard variant, also the brand has restricted the new model to just three color options: white, black, and grey.
The Model Y Standard misses out on the second-row screen, rear-seats heating function, and gets manual steering and side mirrors, and a 7-speaker setup, replacing the 15-speaker unit seen on the other variants.
The new affordable variant of the Model Y is powered by a smaller 69.5 kWh battery that is capable of developing 300 hp and claims to deliver a range of 517 km on a single charge.
The Tesla Model 3 Standard is equipped with 18-inch wheels, available as standard, with the option to upgrade to a 19-inch set. Also, it only gets the grey color option as standard. However, customers can also choose the black color option by paying a premium.
On the inside, the Tesla Model 3 Standard lacks the rear touchscreen unit; however, it does retain the panoramic sunroof like the other Model 3 variants.
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