Bigger Tesla Model Y L U.S. Delivery Date (Hint: Not This Summer)

SHANGHAI, CHINA - AUGUST 27, 2025 - A new six seater SUV, Model Y L, showcased in Tesla's new energy electric vehicle store in Shanghai, China on August 27, 2025. (Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

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U.S. delivery dates for the just-announced Model Y L are not immediate as Tesla ramps up production of the long-wheelbase Y.

The Model Y L Premium Launch Series, starting at $61,990, shows “Available: Oct – Nov 2026” on the Model Y order page as of July 11. For the uninitiated, the Model Y L is a longer version (by about 7 inches) of the Model Y and includes a third row of seats.

U.S. delivery estimates on Tesla’s website are dynamic and can vary based on demand, production ramp-up at Giga Texas and other factors.

The base Model Y, starting at $39,990, is also showing extended delivery dates (more than 4 weeks).

The long-wheelbase Model Y L is considered by analysts to be a replacement for the now discontinued Model X, which also had three rows of seats.

“Why the YL for America, now? Because Tesla just ended production of the long-running…Model X, leaving a large, three-row, more-than-five-passenger, SUV-shaped hole in its lineup," Edward Loh, head of editorial for MotorTrend, told me in April.