Tesla Model Y six-seater confirmed! Extended-body three-row Model Y gains import approval from Oz transport authority

A newly uncovered approval from Australia’s Avenue Automobile Standards (RVS) legislation (ROVER) has confirmed that the extremely anticipated six-seater Tesla Model Y has been licensed for local sale, boosting hypothesis that the emblem’s aloof, higher SUV might perchance presumably well originate in a subject of months.

The extended physique ‘Y’ will feature three-row seating when it arrives in Aussie showrooms, offering 2d row ‘captains chairs’ along some 200mm of extra physique length, 50mm of extra top, and a protracted 3040mm wheelbase (up 150mm) over existing Model Y variants.

The arrival near ‘Y’ will also be Tesla’s heaviest but, tipping the scales with a tare weight of 2088kg (up 60kg).

Chasing Vehicles previously reported on the Chinese language-market Model Y L and its likelihood for Australia. At that time, we translated the Chinese language-market mark to equate to roughly $87,000 earlier than on-facet twin carriageway costs in our market.

Whereas the six-seat Model Y’s powertrain is but to be confirmed, this might perchance perchance presumably well probably replicate the specification offered within the Chinese language market – Australian autos are assembled within the equivalent Chinese language facility as CDM variations.

If this is correct, the three-row Model Y must aloof originate in a twin-motor configuration, producing front and rear motor outputs of 142kW and 198kW respectively.

Energy will probably come from an 82kWh battery developed in South Korea.

In China, the six-seater ‘Y’ produces a utilizing vary of as a lot as 751km (held to lenient CLTC requirements), and can tempo up from zero to 100 km/h in a claimed 4.5 seconds.

Extra data on China’s Tesla Model Y ‘L’ might perchance presumably well moreover be chanced on right here.