Tesla teased the seven-seat variant of its recently refreshed Model Y over the weekend, as the company tests the Performance version at Germany’s Nürburgring track ahead of its launch.
In an e-mail sent to customers and newsletter subscribers, the brand stated that the midsize SUV is “ready for anything with long range, seating for up to seven and enough room for everyone’s gear.”
However, the configuration is not available on the website yet and the concrete timeline for its launch is unknown.
Earlier this year, and a month after the launch of the refreshed Model Y, Tesla‘s VP of Engineering Lars Moravy revealed on Jay Leno’s Garage that the company planned to launch other variants of the model throughout the year.
According to Moravy, the company was by then already developing a Performance version, seven-seat configuration, rear-wheel drive, and standard dual-motor options.
In April, Tesla enthusiast ‘zhongwen2005’ posted on X that the company’s Shanghai plant was starting production of a new Model Y trim, with three rows and more cabin space.
Tesla‘s Model Y was the best-selling car model in 2023 and 2024, outperforming the Toyota Corolla.
Tesla had previously unveiled in late 2020 that a seven-seater option for its cheapest SUV would be launched.
By then, Elon Musk posted on X (Twitter, at the time) that Tesla was “starting production on [the] 7 seater” with “initial deliveries early December.”
The option was included on the company’s website in January 2021. When the new variant of the SUV was launched earlier this year, the seven-seat configuration was not available.
Aiming to boost sales in the final month of the second quarter, Tesla U.S. introduced 0% APR for customers purchasing the Cybertruck (priced from $69,000) with the FSD program included (priced at $8,000).
The announcement came just a few weeks after the brand expanded its trade-in program to include the model.
In China and Australia, Tesla is offering FSD and Enhanced Autopilot transfers for customers purchasing the Model Y and taking delivery by June 30.
Last week, Tesla’s shares plunged dramatically as CEO Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump attacked each other. The stock lost -27.1% of its value year to date, despite showing a growth of 69.3% in the past twelve months.
As of the time of writing, Tesla is trading 0.2% lower at $294.6.
