Tesla has released a teaser of an upcoming “Tesla Model Y L” via its Tesla China Weibo account. The teaser shows the side profile of a Model Y, as well as a rear model badge with a slightly different design, a sort of triple shadow version of the Y which could perhaps signify 3 rows of seats.
Finally, we know its called the Tesla Model Y L because the caption says Model Y L, which is in line with the naming scheme of long wheelbase versions of cars that Chinese customers are used to.
Tesla China has likely decided to publish a teaser today because the design of the Model Y L has been also published by China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) as part of its regulatory publishing.
MIIT data reveals the Model Y L measures 4,976 mm long and 1,668 mm tall, with a wheelbase of 3,040 mm. As a comparison, the current Tesla Model Y “Juniper” is 4,790 mm long, 1,624 mm tall with a wheelbase of 2,891 mm. So that’s about a 149 mm extension in wheelbase.
The “OG” Tesla Model Y was available with an optional third row that you could pay extra for, but when the Juniper was released it longer had this option.
With the introduction of the Model Y L, the three-row Model Y is finally back, though now it is apparently a six-seater (according to MIIT data) with presumably individual seats for the middle row. The “OG” Model Y three-row version was a 7-seater with a bench for the middle row.
As of now, Tesla China hasn’t opened the order books for the Model Y L on its website yet, although we expect it will be soon. No word if this will be a China exclusive model or if it will be exported to other markets such as Malaysia. Would you buy a six-seater Tesla Model Y L over a regular Model Y?
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