{"id":501801,"date":"2026-02-24T22:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/501801\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:10:11","slug":"teslas-six-seat-extended-wheelbase-model-y-l-gets-approval-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/501801\/","title":{"rendered":"Tesla&#8217;s six-seat, extended wheelbase Model Y L gets approval in Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tesla\u2019s six-seat, extended-wheelbase Model Y L has been approved for sale in Australia, as per newly published government documents.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RobGrieves\/status\/2025764561849405474\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">variant<\/a>, listed as YL5NDB on the Australian government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rover.infrastructure.gov.au\/PublishedApprovals\/VTADetails\/?id=3b573a9a-fa15-ec11-a313-0050569ede77\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ROVER<\/a> approval website, has confirmed that Tesla has received regulatory clearance to offer the extended Model Y to domestic customers.<\/p>\n<p>Documents seen by <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drive.com.au\/news\/2026-tesla-model-y-l-six-seater-approved-for-australia\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Drive<\/a> show that the Model Y L has been approved in Australia in a single dual-motor, all-wheel-drive configuration. While Tesla has not formally announced a launch date, vehicles are typically approved for Australian sale several months before arriving in showrooms.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Tesla Model Y L (6 seater) has been approved for sale in Australia!!<br \/>The ROVER website now lists variant YL5NDB under approved vehicle types. Hopefully not long now! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/50NfJBKnwi\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/50NfJBKnwi<\/a>\u2014 Rob Grieves \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa (@RobGrieves) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobGrieves\/status\/2025764561849405474?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The Model Y L is a longer version of the regular Model Y, designed to accommodate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teslarati.com\/tesla-model-y-l-gaining-momentum-china-premium-segment\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">six-seat layout<\/a> with two seats in each row. It measures 177mm longer overall than the regular Model Y, at 4969mm, and features a 150mm longer wheelbase at 3040mm.<\/p>\n<p>Australian approval documents list the Model Y L with the same nickel-manganese-cobalt battery pack used in the regular Model Y Long Range, which is expected to have a gross capacity of about 84kWh and a usable capacity of about 82kWh. Output is officially listed at 378kW in government filings, though real-world peak output may differ.<\/p>\n<p>The Model Y L replaces the regular Model Y\u2019s second-row bench with two captain\u2019s chairs featuring heating, ventilation, and power adjustment. Heated third-row seats are also included.<\/p>\n<p>Additional upgrades reported by Drive include an 18-speaker sound system, new front seats with single-piece backrests, and continuously variable shock absorbers. The only wheel option listed for the Australian model is 19-inch wheels.<\/p>\n<p>In Europe, where the Model Y L has also received approval but has not yet launched, the variant is expected to claim up to 681km of WLTP range.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tesla\u2019s six-seat, extended-wheelbase Model Y L has been approved for sale in Australia, as per newly published government&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99,952,3122,61235],"class_list":{"0":"post-501801","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-business","11":"tag-featured","12":"tag-tesla","13":"tag-tesla-model-y"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}