Tesla confirmed the Model Y L, a stretched six-seat three-row version of its best-selling SUV, is now configurable in the US and Puerto Rico as a Launch Series priced at $61,990. The higher price would position it above Tesla’s Model Y Performance and its main three-row EV competitors.
That sticker would sit higher than the company’s own Model Y Performance and both of its primary three-row electric competitors.
Instead of installing a cramped seven-seat bench, the automaker fitted independent captain’s chairs in the middle row.
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