Tesla Opens U.S. Orders for Six-Seat Model Y Long Wheelbase at $61,990, with Deliveries Set for Fall 2026

Since Tesla's prior U.S. financial disclosures and market turbulence dominated coverage this week, the company also moved on a long-awaited product front: bringing its extended-family Model Y variant stateside.

Tesla announced on July 2, 2026, via its official account on X, that the Model Y Long Wheelbase (LWB) is now open for orders in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The same configuration has been on sale in China for nearly a year.

What You're Getting for $62,000

The base price is $61,990, according to Engadget's report on the announcement. That's $22,000 more than the most affordable Model Y in the U.S. lineup and $12,000 above the non-LWB Premium variant.

The extra money buys a six-inch wheelbase extension and a genuine third row, giving the vehicle a three-row, six-seat configuration. Both the second and third rows get one-touch fold, and the second row adds powered armrests. The third row has power recline. Side airbags are spec'd for all three rows.

Charge management isn't an afterthought: seats come with either 50W wireless charging pads or wired charging ports, depending on row position. Front seats are heated and ventilated.

Range comes in at 325 miles, two miles below the standard Premium Model Y. Zero-to-60 is 4.4 seconds. Tesla says the trunk can still fit a 28-inch and a 20-inch suitcase despite the added row, and the frunk adds room for one more 20-inch bag.

The Incentives Baked In

Buyers get 12 months of free access to Supervised Full Self Driving, after which the feature costs $99 a month. Tesla is also throwing in 12 months of free Supercharging. Both are meaningful sweeteners on a vehicle where the sticker is already testing the upper range of what most families consider an EV purchase.

The Competing Concern

The strongest skeptic argument here is real. At $61,990, the Model Y LWB competes directly with the Kia EV9, Rivian R1S, and Volvo EX90 in the three-row electric SUV segment. These vehicles have been on U.S. roads for 12 to 24 months already. Tesla is entering a niche it arguably should have addressed sooner, and it's doing so at a price point where brand loyalty will only carry so much weight. Critics of Tesla's pricing strategy have long argued the company charges a premium for software and badge, not necessarily for competitive interior quality relative to segment peers.

Whether Tesla's Supercharger network advantage and the FSD trial convert buyers who might otherwise choose an established three-row competitor remains to be seen heading into the fall delivery window.

Timeline and What's Still Unknown

Deliveries are scheduled for sometime between September and October 2026, per Tesla's announcement. The company has not specified whether the LWB will be produced at its Fremont, California plant or another facility, and it has not detailed whether the vehicle qualifies for the federal EV tax credit under current law. That's a significant variable for buyers at this price.

The announcement comes as Tesla faces continued public scrutiny over the fatal Katy, Texas crash involving a Tesla-linked driver and ongoing questions about the company's broader direction. A vehicle launch doesn't change those storylines, but it does represent a concrete product bet: that American families will pay near-luxury prices for an electric three-row SUV from a brand that remains, whatever its controversies, the default name in consumer EVs.

Whether September deliveries hold will be the first real test of this expansion. Tesla has a documented history of slipping launch timelines.