Tesla teased a brand new Mannequin Y seating choice earlier this week in a promotional electronic mail, doubtlessly hinting that it may introduce an association provided on the legacy model of the car.
Again in 2021, Tesla began providing a seven-seat configuration of the Mannequin Y, and there was lots of hypothesis about its orientation and the house it could present. The 2 further seats had been actually a decent match for anybody, even children, because the house for a 3rd row was extraordinarily restricted within the Mannequin Y.
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Finally, Tesla began constructing the seven-seater with forward-facing seats and really tight legroom dimensions. It was helpful for some, however many nonetheless thought of the association to be too confined for his or her wants.
The corporate confirmed earlier this yr in an interview with Jay Leno that the automotive would get different configurations, together with Rear-Wheel-Drive, which has already launched, a Efficiency trim, which has been noticed with bumper covers a number of occasions this yr, and a seven-seat model:
🚨CONFIRMED: Tesla will launch the brand new Mannequin Y 7-Seater and new Mannequin Y Efficiency later this yr.
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The brand new seven-seater might be coming quickly as nicely, in accordance with a current electronic mail Tesla despatched to clients and followers. In it, Tesla writes:
“Prepared for something with lengthy vary seating for as much as seven and sufficient room for everybody’s gear.”
Tesla did have a mysterious Mannequin Y roaming across the Fremont Manufacturing facility’s check observe lately with lined bumpers and what seemed to be unusual dimensions.
We thought it is perhaps the compact, reasonably priced mannequin that’s set to launch within the first half of the yr, however now plainly the automotive may have both been the Mannequin Y seven-seater or the Mannequin Y Efficiency configuration, as they’re each anticipated quickly.
We have an interest to see if Tesla can squeak out a couple of extra inches of legroom within the new seven-seater, however we’re not holding our breath. Nonetheless, the brand new Mannequin Y got here with fairly a couple of enhancements, together with suspension adjustments, acoustic-lined glass for a greater cabin expertise, and a entrance and rear bumper redesign, amongst different issues.
There isn’t a doubt will probably be a greater automotive than the legacy model.
