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Tesla launches Model Y L
3-row, 6-seat long wheelbase
Tesla today opened orders for Model Y Long Wheelbase in the US and Puerto Rico — a stretched, three-row, six-seat Y with captain's chairs, a proper third row, and a big jump in interior space. 0–60 in 4.4 seconds and 325 miles of range.
Six-seat, three-row cabin
Heated/ventilated front seats with powered thigh cushion. Second-row heated/ventilated captain's chairs with powered armrests and one-touch fold. Third-row heated seats with power recline, one-touch fold, and child-seat anchors.
Real cargo, even with 6 aboard
89 cu ft of trunk space. Loaded with six passengers it still swallows a 28" and a 20" suitcase, plus a 20" in the frunk. Snowboards and bikes fit easily.
Quieter, smoother, more efficient
Reshaped for improved airflow and range. Upgraded acoustic glass and suspension cut road noise. Adaptive damping and staggered tires keep it planted.
Bigger screens, better audio
16" front and 8" second-row touchscreens, 19-speaker immersive Tesla Audio, upgraded 50W actively-cooled wireless charging pads, and charge ports for every seat.
Built for safety
Seat belts and side airbags optimized for second and third row. Larger tailgate and bigger windows give better rear visibility and views from every seat.
FSD + Grok on board
Ships with FSD (Supervised) and integrated Grok AI — the same software stack Ohio owners are running today, in a family-hauler footprint.
FSD v14 Lite starts rolling out to HW3 owners
Tesla released firmware 2026.20.5.1 today, bringing FSD (Supervised) v14 Lite to HW3 Model 3 and Model Y in the US — the long-promised distillation of the HW4 v14 stack down onto seven-year-old hardware. For HW3 owners in Ohio who've been waiting since the v13 freeze, this is the biggest software jump in years.
Distilled from HW4 v14
HW3 inherits the gains from HW4 v14 — Reinforcement Learning, offline models, and big improvements to merges, forks, traffic lights, pedestrians, and cut-in handling.
Parking, unparking & reversing
FSD on HW3 can now park itself, back out, and reverse — capabilities that were HW4-only just weeks ago.
Start Self-Driving from Park
A new button appears on screen when you're buckled in and the cabin camera is clear — tap, brake-tap, and FSD takes the trip from the driveway.
Arrival Options
Tell the car where to end the trip: Parking Lot, Street, Driveway, Parking Garage, or Curbside — Robotaxi-style drop-offs, saved per destination.
New SLOTH speed profile
Lower speeds and more conservative lane selection than CHILL. The right scroll wheel now cycles Speed Profiles instead of an mph offset.
Smoother & quieter
Fewer false slowdowns, smoother steering, more consistent lane centering in everyday driving — the headline complaints about v13 on HW3.
Issues
Stories & guides
- Owner Reviews
Real Ohio Valley Owner Reviews
Lynne Lawson on the 2026 Model Y and Michael Menor's Cybertruck — long-term, in their own words.
Read reviews - Ownership Highlight
Life of Real Tesla Ownership in the Ohio Valley
Real-world range, winter performance, charging costs, and what the first year of ownership actually looks like in Ohio.
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