Tesla pulls the $41,990 Model Y AWD from its U.S. configurator

By Sophie Lindqvist

The $41,990 Model Y All-Wheel Drive, the cheapest dual-motor version of Tesla’s best-selling car, no longer appears on Tesla’s U.S. order page, nine months after its February launch. InsideEVs and Tesla North reported the configurator change on Nov. 12 and 13.

What changed in Tesla’s U.S. configurator?

The cheapest configurable AWD Model Y is now the Premium AWD at $49,990. A Seattle-ZIP configurator check by Tesla North put the price at $51,630 with destination and order fees, an $8,000 rise before those charges for the new entry.

The $39,990 rear-wheel-drive Model Y remains, with fees lifting its price to $41,630. It is now the only Model Y below $45,000. Tesla has given no reason for the removal on its order page or publicly.

At launch, the AWD version created a narrow middle tier. It entered at $41,990, $2,000 above the rear-wheel-drive model and below the then-$44,990 Premium RWD. The source does not identify the reason for that placement.

The $51,630 fee calculation applies only to the Seattle address used by Tesla North. The source gives no nationwide destination-fee schedule, so that figure is not a universal transaction price.

What did the removed AWD offer?

The trim launched in February between the $39,990 rear-wheel-drive model and the Premium versions. Tesla based it on the stripped-down Standard Model Y introduced in October 2025 and added a second motor, creating a dual-motor version of the simpler car.

• Cabin: Cloth and vegan-leather seats, passive suspension and a simpler cabin.
• Range: An EPA-estimated 294 miles, the shortest range estimate in the lineup.
• Acceleration: 0-to-60 mph in 4.6 seconds, against 7.2 seconds for the rear-wheel-drive car.

The EPA figure was an estimate, not a guaranteed real-world result. The source gives no charging, battery or efficiency data for the removed AWD configuration.

Is this a permanent discontinuation?

A missing configurator entry does not prove Tesla has discontinued the trim for good. Tesla North noted that the change does not establish whether existing inventory remains available, while neither Tesla’s order page nor any public statement answers that question.

Other trim pricing has also moved. The Premium RWD now lists at $45,990, up from $44,990 when the AWD launched. For the configuration Tesla North checked, Premium models show an estimated January-to-March 2027 delivery window.

That estimate applies to the checked configuration, not every Premium model. The report also provides no inventory count or production target for the removed AWD entry.

What do the broader lineup cuts signal?

Buyers seeking two motors now pay at least $49,990 before destination and order fees. The cheapest configured dual-motor price recorded by Tesla North was $51,630 for the Premium AWD in Seattle.

Tesla is trimming the broader range at the same time. The company has ended the Model S and Model X. Elon Musk has said the Cybertruck will be retired after summer 2027, a stated future production roadmap and not evidence of any completed shutdown.

China is Tesla’s second-largest market, where retail sales fell 66% in October. The 66% figure covers Tesla’s China retail sales, not Model Y or AWD-specific demand.

The source gives no Model Y sales breakdown and no stated link between China’s decline and the U.S. configurator change. It establishes a present price list and a recent lineup roster. It does not explain the commercial reason for removing the listing.

What happens next?

The next commercial test is straightforward: whether Tesla restores the $41,990 AWD, holds the $8,000 base-price step, or clears existing inventory to soften the transition for buyers.

Estimated Premium deliveries from January to March 2027 provide the clearest forward guide. The Cybertruck retirement after summer 2027 provides a second, longer-dated checkpoint. Those dated markers make pricing and product timing the practical issues in the next buying cycle.