Tesla launched a seven-seat version of its best-selling Model Y SUV in the United States on Tuesday, a year after the option was discontinued as the model’s refreshed version debuted.
The company has updated several features on the Model Y’s Premium and Performance trims, most of which are in the interior.
The model now comes with a black headliner instead of grey and a larger 16-inch center touchscreen, which was previously available only on the Performance trim.
These changes were first implemented across the Model Y lineup in China last week.
Tesla typically introduces manufacturing updates at Giga Shanghai first, before rolling them out to its plants in Berlin and the US.
Seven-Seat Model Y
The “Model Y Premium now seats up to 7,” the company states.
However, only for the All-Wheel Drive (AWD) trim, according to the configurator on its website.
The seven-seat option, available in both white and black interiors, costs an additional $2,500, raising the price from $48,990 to $51,490.
The Premium Rear-Wheel Drive (RWD), which starts at $44,990, is only offered with a five-seat interior.
Late last year, Tesla launched a new Standard iteration for its best-selling Model Y and Model 3.
The Model Y Standard lowered the entry price of the SUV by $5,000, starting from $39,990, and removed several key features as the company aimed to reduce production costs.
The model was expected to boost demand in the US in the final months of 2025, following the expiration of the $7,500 tax credit on September 30, and in Europe, where sales experienced sharp declines throughout the year.
Additionally, the Performance version, initially debuted in Europe, was launched in the United States just hours before the tax credit expired.
The Model Y Performance is priced from $57,490.
Model X
Tesla’s luxury Model X, refreshed earlier this year, can be configured with five, six, or seven seats.
The vehicle is priced from $99,990 for the AWD version and $114,990 for the Plaid.
The price includes a ‘Luxe Package,’ which offers Tesla‘s Full Self-Driving (FSD) software, free Supercharging and Premium Connectivity, among other features.
The seven-seat version, which adds only a third row with two seats in the back, costs an additional $3,500.
Choosing the six-seat configuration, which has two seats in each of the two rear rows, adds $6,500 to the price. This setup requires more changes in the manufacturing process.
The Model X is larger overall, providing more space for rear passengers — especially in the six-seat version, which allows easier movement between the two rows in the back.
Model Y L
The same can be applied to the Model Y L, launched in China in August, which is a six-seater.
By then, the company’s CEO Elon Musk wrote on X that the variant would not be coming to the US until late 2026.
“This variant of the Model Y doesn’t start production in the US until the end of next year,” the chief executive said, adding that it “might not ever, given the advent of self-driving in America.”
Deliveries for the Model Y L began in September, and within just 10 days, the model was sold out for both September and October.
According to CPCA data from November, the three-row Model Y accounted for over 12,800 units — nearly a third of the roughly 47,000 Model Ys sold that month.
Sales of the six-seat Model Y alone doubled those of Onvo’s three-row L90, which launched a month earlier and offers both six- and seven-seat options.
In December, the six-seat Model Y reached around 25,000 units. The Model Y was the best-selling model in the market, with 65,874 units sold in China.
