The Tesla Model Y has just been launched in the Indian market. While India is busy welcoming Juniper, the world is getting ready to catch a glimpse of the new version of the Tesla Model Y, which has a longer wheelbase and six seats. While the official launch of the model is still a long way off, some leaks have revealed quite a few details. The details of the new model come from documents from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
The new long-wheelbase electric car is named Model Y L and comes with three rows of seats. In addition to being more spacious and having more seats, this iteration will also bring more power. Digging into the details, the new iteration will have six seats, most likely captain's chairs. To accommodate this, the car now measures 4,976 millimeters in length, which is 186 millimeters longer than the standard Model Y.
As it is a long-wheelbase version, Tesla has lengthened the wheelbase to 3,040 millimeters, which is 150 millimeters longer than the current five-seat Model Y. The car will be available with a new paint scheme. The car may also be available in a new paint scheme.
According to the leaked documents, the Tesla Model Y L will also come with more power than the five-seat version. It will have an output of 455 horsepower, over the 443 horsepower of the five-seat version. The added power could come in handy when dealing with the extra weight. Meanwhile, there is a possibility of another seven-seater version of the car appearing in the market. However, the timing of the launch of these two models is not yet clear.
