Tesla may introduce a seven-seat model of its Mannequin Y SUV to pick markets as early as October this yr, based on new data from one of many model’s eagle-eyed followers.
Authorities paperwork have reportedly proven the Mannequin Y seven-seater has been permitted on the market in Europe, with stories estimating the brand new automobile may see a market launch subsequent month in Europe, Asia and Oceania – together with Australia.
That might put the worldwide launch of a three-row choice forward of the anticipated Mannequin Y facelift, codenamed Juniper, that’s due in 2025.
X (previously Twitter) and TTF Discussion board person eivissa, who watches authorities databases for modifications to Tesla fashions, stories the Mannequin Y’s approval and particulars the seven-seater’s modifications over the five-seat model.
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The discussion board publish suggests the seven-seat Mannequin Y can have an ’empty weight’ that’s 45kg heavier than the five-seater, with a 45kg payload enhance.
Consumption and vary figures are stated to be an identical to the five-seater, these being 16.2kWh/100km on the mixed cycle with 540km of vary.
It’ll additionally reportedly proceed to supply a 79kWh battery pack and dual-motor all-wheel drive.
Tesla has supplied a seven-seat choice with its Mannequin Y in the US for the reason that automobile’s launch in 2020 – for an additional US$2000 (A$2986) – although examples inbuilt Germany and China for different markets have by no means supplied such an choice.
The invention of the seven-seater Mannequin Y choice for the Lengthy Vary variant follows stories that Tesla may launch a six-seat model as early as 2025.
Reuters earlier this month reported the six-seat Mannequin Y was on account of enter manufacturing in China from late 2025, following the arrival of the ‘Juniper’ facelift.
Given all Teslas offered in Australia are sourced from China, this probably opens the door to a six-seat Mannequin Y being supplied domestically.
This might see the Tesla supply two seats in every row, much like the Mannequin X.
The seven-seat choice in US-market Mannequin Y, in distinction, encompasses a three-seat second-row bench.
The third row gives restricted headroom as a result of sloping roofline.
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