# Tesla Model YL

> **TL;DR.** Tesla Model YL (also styled Model Y L) is a stretched, six-seat variant of the Model Y crossover, adding a 150mm longer wheelbase and roughly 180mm more overall length to fit a third row in a 2+2+2 captain's-chair layout.

- **Category:** Automotive / Electric Vehicles / Product Variants
- **Stage:** established
- **Age:** 339 days
- **Origin date:** 2025-08-18
- **First detected:** 2026-06-26
- **Canonical URL:** https://earlyterms.com/term/tesla-model-yl
- **Sources:** 6 primary URLs

## Definition

Tesla Model YL (also styled Model Y L) is a stretched, six-seat variant of the Model Y crossover, adding a 150mm longer wheelbase and roughly 180mm more overall length to fit a third row in a 2+2+2 captain's-chair layout.

[Tesla launched](https://electrek.co/2025/08/18/tesla-launches-model-yl-6-seats-starting-47000/) the Model YL in China on August 18, 2025 starting near $47,000 with 751km CLTC range, then brought a US-spec ["Launch Series" trim](https://electrek.co/2026/07/02/tesla-model-y-l-us-launch-61990/) to America on July 2, 2026, priced above the Performance trim at $61,990 with a 325-mile EPA range, a year of Full Self-Driving, and heated third-row seats included.

## Example

In China the Model YL now accounts for roughly a third of all Model Y sales, filling the family-hauler gap Tesla left when it discontinued the Model X refresh cadence; the same six-seat format has since rolled out to Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia ahead of the US launch.

## Analogy

It's a Model Y with a third row stapled on — like stretching a two-door sedan into a limo, minus the limo price.

## Why it's emerging now

Tesla brought its China-only six-seat Model Y to the US on July 2, 2026 at $61,990, nearly a year after the format debuted in China at $47,000 and became roughly a third of Model Y sales there.

## Related terms

- *parent:* Model Y
- *competitor:* Model X
- *competitor:* Kia EV9
- *competitor:* Hyundai Ioniq 9
- *competitor:* Rivian R1S
- *related:* FSD Supervised
- *related:* Launch Series
- *related:* captain's chairs
- *alias:* Model Y L

## Sources

1. [Electrek — Tesla launches Model YL in China at ~$47,000](https://electrek.co/2025/08/18/tesla-launches-model-yl-6-seats-starting-47000/)
2. [Tesla Oracle — 6-seat Model Y L China specs breakdown](https://www.teslaoracle.com/2025/08/21/tesla-launches-the-6-seat-model-y-l-in-china-interior-exterior-range-specs/)
3. [CarNewsChina — official China launch, $47,120 pricing](https://carnewschina.com/2025/08/19/tesla-officially-launched-its-six-seater-model-y-l-in-china-priced-at-47120-usd/)
4. [Electrek — Tesla launches Model Y L in US, 6 seats, $61,990](https://electrek.co/2026/07/02/tesla-model-y-l-us-launch-61990/)
5. [CarNewsChina — US launch $12,060 pricier than China](https://carnewschina.com/2026/07/06/tesla-model-y-l-launched-in-the-us-12060-usd-pricier-than-in-china/)
6. [Forbes — Longer Tesla Model Y L launches in US](https://www.forbes.com/sites/brookecrothers/2026/07/02/longer-tesla-model-y-l-launches-in-us/)

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