Six-seat Tesla Model Y L inches closer to UK arrival

The six-seat Tesla Model Y L has taken a step closer to being sold in the UK, after fresh documents revealed that a right-hand drive (RHD) version has been approved for the Australian market.

In summer 2023, this bigger, wider variant of Tesla’s world-beater was leaked as a patent filing on the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information website under the ‘Model Y L‘ moniker. We expect the Model Y six-seater to have two seats up front, two in the middle, and two in the boot.

The six-seat Model Y is 177mm longer than the standard 4.79m-long car, and 150mm wider. Tesla has also increased the car’s height from 1.62m to 1.67m.

Visually, the RHD Model Y L is unchanged from the car seen in 2025. It retains the new 19-inch wheel design, a blacked-out boot lip spoiler, and a new gold paint finish. To increase height and comfort for the third-row passengers, the bigger Model Y gets a bespoke pressed bootlid.

The Chinese patent filing suggested the six-seat Tesla Model Y L would get the dual-motor, 455bhp powertrain, producing 80 more horsepower than existing UK cars. This would make sense, given that the bigger of the two Model Ys weighs 91kg more than the regular five-seater.

If and when it makes it to the UK, the six-seater L will be the third iteration of the facelifted Model Y, along with the cheaper, entry-level ‘Standard’ model (now dubbed Rear-Wheel Drive) and the regular ‘Premium’ car.

Earlier this month, Tesla also introduced a Standard version of the Model 3 and a base trim Cybertruck to boost sales, but it’s unlikely that the controversial pick-up truck will go on sale in the UK due to regulatory reasons.

Despite the updates to the Model 3 and Model Y range, Tesla has announced no plans to replace the recently axed Model S and Model X. Instead, the US carmaker has chosen to switch its focus to its fully automated Robotaxi taxi service and Optimus humanoid robots.