LR or Plaid 7 seat option?

[OakvilleMYP]

Has anyone taken delivery of a 7 seater?

Is this happening or a myth as it cannot be configured. I read somewhere all LR’s are 7 seaters, seems unlikely.

Are the seats forward or rear facing?

 

[Marcust99]

Oakville! My old home town!

 

[OakvilleMYP]

Oakville! My old home town!

Do you come up to visit?
Still a nice place.
Lots of Canadians love FL and AZ, the warm weather pulls us all south.

 

[OakvilleMYP]

No one knows the answer?
7 seats a mythical option of the future?

 

[Wolfsbane]

Unless I missed something, Tesla hasn’t offered a 7 seater option on Model S since 2018.

 

[KyleDay]

Yes not offered currently even though Elon did say in the past they’d bring back the 7 seater

 

[OakvilleMYP]

I haven’t followed the model S, thats why I asked in the forum. It’s become a potential vehicle of interest, but the 2 extra seats would be required for the role the vehicle must play. Rear seats, used 5 days a week, for 5 minutes.

It was from a couple of articles from March 2021:

Elon Musk confirms new Tesla Model S is a 7-seater despite no option yet

Elon Musk confirmed in a comment that Tesla’s new refreshed Model S can “seat up to 7 people” despite the...

electrek.co

Tesla Model S refresh spotted with potential third-row seats

A group of fresh Tesla Model S vehicles with the new design refresh has been spotted at Fremont factory, and...

electrek.co

 

[OakvilleMYP]

Yes not offered currently even though Elon did say in the past they’d bring back the 7 seater

Thanks for the response. I searched the forums thinking someone took delivery of that potential 7 seater from the article, but didnt find anything.
Sit and wait I guess.

 

[Marcust99]

Do you come up to visit?
Still a nice place.
Lots of Canadians love FL and AZ, the warm weather pulls us all south.

Yup I was there for the whole month of July. Was a nice break from the heat here!

 

[WiLz]

Thanks for the response. I searched the forums thinking someone took delivery of that potential 7 seater from the article, but didnt find anything.
Sit and wait I guess.

Definitely no 7 seater refreshed S delivered so far. It may eventually happen, but doubt any time soon.

 

[OakvilleMYP]

Definitely no 7 seater refreshed S delivered so far. It may eventually happen, but doubt any time soon.

Ok, I appreciate the confirmation.
I don’t need to do a vehicle swap next week, so I’ll be on the lookout for this change. Which maybor may not happen.

 

[Darmie]

I had a loaner S 70 (2014) that had the rear facing jump seat. They were actually cool looking but very small. They reminded me of built in child seats with the harnesses. I would think we may not see anything from Tesla on this now that the Model X is being built. I think and it's only my opinion that Tesla considered the X as the 7 seater S. Even then, the 3rd row seating is somewhat of a small space. Now that the Model Y is suppose to offer 3rd row seating, we may never see 7 seat option in the S.

 

[OakvilleMYP]

I had a loaner S 70 (2014) that had the rear facing jump seat. They were actually cool looking but very small. They reminded me of built in child seats with the harnesses. I would think we may not see anything from Tesla on this now that the Model X is being built. I think and it's only my opinion that Tesla considered the X as the 7 seater S. Even then, the 3rd row seating is somewhat of a small space. Now that the Model Y is suppose to offer 3rd row seating, we may never see 7 seat option in the S.

It's not an unrealistic deduction.
Here is my scenario, my dad picks up 4 kids after school, and drives them for less then 5 minutes. These aren't adults, they are kids 2-6 years old.
I have a Y, and I would never consider getting a 7 seater as there is no way that is functional. The X is a good bet, but it won't handle as well as the S.
The jump seats, especially rear facing are a perfect match for a 5 minute trip, especially due to the harness.
Anyone with lots of kids would know that putting in 4 child seats in a Y type of setup wouldn't work, they can't fit, and you can't get in the vehicle without removing a seat or thru the trunk. So the rear facing option is a genius option really for super short trips such as this. It's likely with the Y and the X as options this may never happen.

This setup is no longer required for me in 5 years, but 5 years is a long time to need a specific solution.
After that they can be folded up and not used, or sold if they are transferrable to another vehicle providing they allow for it to be a retrofit to the next guy with the same unique problem.
I should also add, my dad likes the S, hates the X.

 

[OakvilleMYP]

Yup I was there for the whole month of July. Was a nice break from the heat here!

We have lots of tesla’s here, it’s easy to blend right in.
Our weather has been hit and miss the past couple of years, it may be the new normal :/

 

[jaguar36]

We’ve got a 2014 7-seat S and it would be perfect for that scenario!

 

[Darmie]

I had a loaner S 70 (2014) that had the rear facing jump seat. They were actually cool looking but very small. They reminded me of built in child seats with the harnesses. I would think we may not see anything from Tesla on this now that the Model X is being built. I think and it's only my opinion that Tesla considered the X as the 7 seater S. Even then, the 3rd row seating is somewhat of a small space. Now that the Model Y is suppose to offer 3rd row seating, we may never see 7 seat option in the S.

@doubleshot you have any comment on this?

 

[Darmie]

It's not an unrealistic deduction.
Here is my scenario, my dad picks up 4 kids after school, and drives them for less then 5 minutes. These aren't adults, they are kids 2-6 years old.
I have a Y, and I would never consider getting a 7 seater as there is no way that is functional. The X is a good bet, but it won't handle as well as the S.
The jump seats, especially rear facing are a perfect match for a 5 minute trip, especially due to the harness.
Anyone with lots of kids would know that putting in 4 child seats in a Y type of setup wouldn't work, they can't fit, and you can't get in the vehicle without removing a seat or thru the trunk. So the rear facing option is a genius option really for super short trips such as this. It's likely with the Y and the X as options this may never happen.

This setup is no longer required for me in 5 years, but 5 years is a long time to need a specific solution.
After that they can be folded up and not used, or sold if they are transferrable to another vehicle providing they allow for it to be a retrofit to the next guy with the same unique problem.
I should also add, my dad likes the S, hates the X.

I agree with your dad, I loved the S over the X. The X is the wife's car. I'll get another S some day. Yes, I would say the jump seat in the back of the S was very practical. Loved the home surveillance videos showing the police following home a Tesla driver, where as someone thought the parents put their children in the trunk.

 

[OakvilleMYP]

@doubleshot you have any comment on this?

I got a 'disagree' on my initial post as well, no idea what that's all about.

In any case, wait and see like with everything else. My dad likes what he likes, glad you both agree, I'm more into SUV's for the practical reasoning.
With Tesla the product only exists when it is being delivered, and even then the plug can be pulled on it at any time.