Longer Tesla Model Y L Launches In U.S.

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Tesla sold 480,126 vehicles globally in the second quarter, up 24.9% from the same period last year.

480126 vehicles · Tesla global vehicle sales24.9 percent · Tesla global vehicle sales year-over-year growth

Tesla sold 480,126 vehicles globally in the second quarter, up 24.9% from the same period last year, marking the second consecutive quarter of growth after a 6.3% increase in the first quarter.

480126 vehicles · Tesla global vehicle sales24.9 percent · Tesla global vehicle sales growth6.3 percent · Tesla global vehicle sales growth

Tesla launched a longer, 6-seater Model Y L in the U.S., priced at $61,990 for the AWD L Launch Series, making it the priciest Model Y in the lineup.

61990 USD · Tesla Model Y L AWD Launch Series57990 USD · Tesla Model Y performance version

Tesla included 12 months of Full Self-Driving (FSD), 12 months of Supercharging, exterior paint color, interior color, and wheel option at no additional cost with the Model Y L Launch Series.

12 months · Full Self-Driving (FSD) inclusion12 months · Supercharging access inclusion

Tesla launched a longer, 6-seater Model Y L in the U.S., adding six inches of length to improve head and legroom, with the AWD L Launch Series starting at $61,990 and including 12 months each of Full Self-Driving, Supercharging, and complimentary exterior paint, interior color, and wheel options.

61990 USD · Model Y L AWD Launch Series57990 USD · Model Y performance version6 inches · Model Y L length increase325 miles · Model Y L range

According to Edward Loh, head of editorial for MotorTrend, Tesla ended production of the Model S and Model X in the U.S., leaving a large, three-row, more-than-five-passenger, SUV-shaped hole in its lineup.

The Model Y L adds six inches of overall length, mostly in the wheelbase, significantly enhancing head and legroom compared to Tesla’s current 7-seater Model Y.

6 inches · Model Y L length increase

The Model Y L has a range rating of 325 miles.

325 miles · Tesla Model Y L range

According to Edward Loh, head of editorial for MotorTrend, the third row in Tesla’s current 7-seater Model Y is practically unusable and makes the second row incredibly tight, based on MotorTrend’s long-term fleet testing.

Tesla has launched a longer, 6-seater Model Y L in the U.S., a long-wheelbase variant previously available in Malaysia, China, Australia, and India. This new Model Y L is praised for its improved versatility, comfort, and driving dynamics. It strategically fills a gap in Tesla's U.S. lineup, offering a larger, multi-passenger SUV after the Model S and X were discontinued. Unlike the current cramped 7-seater Model Y, the L version adds six inches of length, significantly enhancing head and legroom. This expansion coincides with Tesla's strong global sales growth, up 24.9% in the second quarter.

A longer version of Model Y has launched in the U.S.

The Model Y L (long wheelbase) three-row, 6-seater has arrived. The AWD L “Launch Series” starts at $61,990 and is now the priciest Model Y in the lineup – more than the performance version, which starts at $57,990. But there’s a bonus: Tesla includes 12 months of Full Self-Driving (FSD), 12 months of Supercharging, exterior paint color, interior color, and wheel option at no additional cost. The range is rated at 325 miles.

The bigger version began deliveries last month in Malaysia. The L is also available to order in China, Australia and India.

The Model Y L “improves on the already-great refreshed Model Y in numerous ways including versatility, practicality, range, comfort, driving dynamics,” said a June 19 review in The Driven.

With the Model X and Model S axed from Tesla’s U.S. lineup, the Model Y L effectively fills a gap, said Edward Loh, head of editorial for MotorTrend. “Why the YL for America, now? Because Tesla just ended production of the long-running Model S, and its platform-mate, the Model X, leaving a large, three-row, more-than-five-passenger, SUV-shaped hole in its lineup," Loh said in April.

Tesla’s current 7-seater option isn’t what customers want, according to Loh. “We know because we bought one as a test vehicle in our long-term fleet. The third row is practically unusable, and it makes the second row incredibly tight,” he said, adding: “With 6 inches of overall length (mostly in the wheelbase) added to make the [Model Y L], there is a lot more head and legroom," he said.

Tesla said Thursday that it had sold 480,126 vehicles globally in the second quarter, up 24.9% from the same period last year. This is the second quarter of growth for Tesla. In the first quarter, sales grew 6.3%.

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