What matters

Both vehicles belong in the same China-market family-SUV conversation: each has five seats, electrified driving, and broad cabin and driver-assistance technology. Their range headlines do not answer the same question, however. The L6 is an all-wheel-drive extended-range EV that can continue on fuel after its battery-only range; the compared Model Y is a rear-wheel-drive battery EV whose travel routine remains tied to charging. Energy access and traction needs therefore matter more than declaring one range number larger.

Key differences

  • The new Li Auto L6 launched at RMB 249,800 as an all-wheel-drive extended-range SUV. Li Auto's current L6 product information lists 1,390 km CLTC total range and 212 km CLTC electric range; the first figure includes the extended-range fuel pathway, while the second isolates electric driving. That fallback can reduce planning friction on irregular routes, but it also brings an engine and fuel system into ownership.
  • Tesla listed Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive at RMB 263,500 with 593 km CLTC battery-electric range on wheels measuring 19 inches, 0-100 km/h acceleration in 5.9 seconds, and Supercharging up to 250 kW. Those facts suit a household with reliable home or route charging; they do not turn the car into an AWD alternative or remove charging dependence.
  • The official China prices were checked on August 19, 2026, and the L6's cited sticker price starts lower. Insurance, financing, incentives, charging installation, electricity, fuel, options, and delivery can reverse that order, so a matched local ownership worksheet is required before naming a value winner.

Who it is for

  • Pick the new L6 if all-wheel drive is a recurring need and family trips often reach places where dependable fast charging cannot be assumed. Its fuel fallback is useful when it solves that route problem, not merely because its total CLTC figure looks larger.
  • Pick Model Y RWD if rear-wheel drive fits the roads you use, charging is reliable at home and along common routes, and a pure-BEV routine plus Supercharger access is preferable to carrying an extended-range fuel system.
  • Buy neither yet if parking, charging access, commute length, or long-trip frequency is still uncertain. A test drive cannot repair an energy routine that does not work at home, and the two sticker prices alone do not establish which vehicle will cost less to own.

Watch-outs

  • Do not compare 1,390 km total extended range, 212 km electric range, and 593 km battery-electric range as if they were like-for-like efficiency scores. They describe different powertrain boundaries under CLTC conditions.
  • The L6's AWD and fuel fallback add dual-energy complexity; the Model Y RWD gives up those two safeguards and depends on charging. Road conditions, fuel use, electricity access, and actual trip length determine which compromise is smaller.
  • Quoted prices are snapshots from August 19, 2026, rather than total-cost results. Match insurance, financing, local incentives, charging hardware, electricity, fuel, selected options, and delivery for the buyer's city before signing.