Six-seat, three-row Tesla Model Y L confirmed, under consideration for Australia

A greater, longer model of the Tesla Model Y with six seats all the strategy thru three rows will enter manufacturing at the producer’s Giga Shanghai, China plant rapidly alongside the present two-row iteration of the Model Y.

Tesla confirmed the existence of the twin-motor SUV, called the Model Y L, overnight on Chinese social media platform Weibo with a quick observation reading “Model Y L, assume about you in the Golden Autumn”—a reference to the September-October length in China.

The brand new ‘L’ isn’t basically the most well-known three-row Model Y to exist, with a six-seat model of the pre-facelift Tesla EV beforehand sold the US. Alternatively, that shorter model of the three-row Y used to be constructed in The US and no longer accessible to Australian traders.

The US’s smaller three-row Model Y used to be deemed “no longer correct” by both Chinese and Australian Tesla execs in the past—both groups wished a bigger SUV so that you just can very easily match extra passengers.

Australian release of Model Y L appears to be like doubtless

However the brand new Model Y L appears to be like very more doubtless to advance serve to Australia for two reasons: first, it is miles constructed in the plant that already affords the local market, and 2nd, the Tesla Australia nation director has made his hobby in a 3-row Model Y obvious.

Talking with Chasing Automobiles earlier in 2025, Tesla Australia boss Thom Drew mentioned “I’d desire to look the next-ability Model Y…I’d desire to look an expanded automobile.”

Drew stopped quick at that time of flat-out confirming the then-hypothetical mannequin, noting “I’d must leer extra carefully at the actual (automobile) ahead of I fabricate a resolution on it.”

We private now requested Thom Drew for his feedback on the Model Y L, now that the actual automobile has been revealed in fat.

The release of the Model Y L in Australia would doubtless provide a desirable bump to local sales of the SUV. The Model Y remains Australia’s top-promoting EV (10,431 deliveries in basically the most well-known six months of 2025) nevertheless its bustle-price is lagging pretty of at the serve of the fat year of 2024 (21,253 sales).

Longer, taller, heavier Model Y L specs confirmed

In a in vogue incidence for autos constructed in China, the timing of Tesla’s affirmation appears to be like to private been forced by the e-newsletter of photos and specifications of the Model Y L by China’s Ministry of Industry and Recordsdata Abilities (MIIT).

MIIT’s most up-to-date regulatory catalogue affords well-known points of the Model Y L, collectively with its size of 4976mm (179mm longer than the 5-seat Model Y) and its 150mm wheelbase extension to 3040mm.

The Model Y L would possibly be 44mm taller than its sibling (now 1668mm) while width is equal for the 2 autos at 1920mm. Weight is up by 60kg.

The MIIT guide reveals the Model Y L is a six-seater. While a seven-seat Model Y would be even extra helpful (and is form of implied by the auto’s badge, being a Y with two slashes next to it), rear axle load limits would possibly well most doubtless also cap the seat depend at six.

Twin-motor simplest from open, 27% ticket lengthen in China

We also know that the Model Y L would possibly be fitted with twin-motor AWD from open, with MIIT files revealing front and rear motor outputs of 142kW and 198kW respectively.

While battery ability and WLTP vary are no longer yet known, it has been confirmed that the Model Y L’s pack would possibly be constructed by South Korea’s LG Strength Solution.

Chinese sources counsel pricing for the Model Y L is expected to land around 27 percent greater than that market’s two-row Model Y Long Differ AWD.

If the identical proportional lengthen carried over to Australia, the Model Y L would charge $87,000 ahead of on-toll road costs, when when put next with $68,900 + ORCs for the Model Y Long Differ AWD.

That compares to the shorter, smaller seven-seat Mercedes-Benz EQB250+, at the 2nd priced from $85,400 + ORCs in Australia, while the greater and further tall Kia EV9 kicks off from $97,000 + ORCs.