Tesla teases Model Y L's US launch with a stretched dachshund — 2026 supply already nearly gone
Tesla's official X account teased the long-wheelbase Model Y L's US launch with a photo of an elongated dachshund captioned "Long Weekend" — and tracking by Sawyer Merritt shows the variant is already nearly sold out in the US for 2026, with new orders now quoted a December delivery window, a stronger-than-expected demand signal.
The long-wheelbase, six-seat Model Y L first launched in China last September and shook up that market before expanding to Korea, Europe and elsewhere. US showroom units appeared back in July, but Tesla had only said deliveries would begin "in September" without further detail.
This week Tesla's official X account posted a photo of a stretched-out dachshund captioned "Long Weekend," and fans quickly read it as a wink at the "long"-wheelbase Model Y L's imminent US debut.
Around the same time, Sawyer Merritt — who has tracked Tesla's delivery data closely — posted that "the Model Y L is almost sold out for 2026 in the U.S., with estimated delivery dates now showing December across the country. Deliveries begin in September." Some follow-up reports say wait times for certain configurations have slipped as far as early 2027.
That's a notable shift from Musk's own earlier caution on an earnings call that US production of the Model Y L "doesn't start until the end of next year, if ever, given the advent of self-driving in America." Early demand running ahead of that timeline suggests the variant could become a meaningful driver of average selling price and margin without requiring a new platform.
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