Tesla might introduce a seven-seat model of its Mannequin Y SUV to pick out markets as early as October this 12 months, in line with new info from one of many model’s eagle-eyed followers.
Authorities paperwork have reportedly proven the Mannequin Y seven-seater has been accredited on the market in Europe, with studies estimating the brand new automobile might see a market launch subsequent month in Europe, Asia and Oceania – together with Australia.
That may 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 consumer eivissa, who watches authorities databases for modifications to Tesla fashions, studies 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 improve.
Consumption and vary figures are stated to be equivalent 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 in-built 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 studies that Tesla might launch a six-seat model as early as 2025.
Reuters earlier this month reported the six-seat Mannequin Y was resulting from 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 doubtlessly opens the door to a six-seat Mannequin Y being supplied regionally.
This might see the Tesla supply two seats in every row, just like the Mannequin X.
The seven-seat choice in US-market Mannequin Y, in distinction, contains a three-seat second-row bench.
The third row affords restricted headroom because of the sloping roofline.
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