Tesla launches a seven-seat model of the 2026 Mannequin Y

Tesla’s 2026 Mannequin Y is now obtainable on the corporate’s website and it comes with a brand new (and previous) choice: a seven-seat model through a 3rd row. The additional seating prices $2,500 and is just obtainable for those who order the Premium All-Wheel-Drive Lengthy Vary mannequin. Tesla first teased the choice final yr through an e mail to potential patrons with the promise of “seating for as much as seven and sufficient room for everybody’s gear,” Electrek reported on the time.

The brand new seats seem like designed primarily for youngsters as they do not supply a lot legroom, in accordance with pictures on Tesla’s configurator. Tesla notes that the seven-seat inside “options fold-flat second-row and third-row seats,” although it is not clear if these seats fold down electrically just like the second row.

Tesla is dealing with elevated competitors, particularly within the crossover/SUV class, and noticed one other gross sales decline final quarter. The corporate beforehand offered a seven-seat model of the Mannequin Y within the US for a short while earlier than it was refreshed early final yr. Since then, although, it has solely been obtainable with 5 seats. Tesla launched a six-seat “Mannequin YL” model in China in August 2025 with a six-inch wheelbase extension that the US mannequin lacks. Elon Musk stated that mannequin would come to the US market in late 2026 or possibly “by no means.”

In any other case, modifications to the Mannequin Y lineup are minor and confined to the Premium model. These embrace a 20-inch dark-grey “Helix” “wheel choice, a brand new black headliner, an even bigger, higher-resolution 16-inch show and darker rear badging.