Not a first in a production car, either--Chrysler products during the 50s offered a swiveling seat option. This is an ad for a DeSoto, but you could get the same thing on a Chrysler, too.
There may have been other manufacturers doing this, as well.
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Musk's hint to 2nd row seats in Model X
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Not a first in a production car, either--Chrysler products during the 50s offered a swiveling seat option. This is an ad for a DeSoto, but you could get the same thing on a Chrysler, too.
There may have been other manufacturers doing this, as well.
Johan
Ex got M3 in the divorce, waiting for EU Model Y!
Hmmm.
Based on my experiences using SUVs with my family/dog situation I think id prefer if the 2nd row came as a split bench.
+1 hopes to folding down 3rd row bench (vs removing)
Based on my experiences using SUVs with my family/dog situation I think id prefer if the 2nd row came as a split bench.
+1 hopes to folding down 3rd row bench (vs removing)
gjunky
Trifecta: Solar and both cars are EVs
What if the second row seats have built in child seats? This would make it that much easier to get your (small) kids situated. Volvo had something similar at one point (not sure if they still have it as an option). Perhaps just booster seats. It would make sense with Elon's family configuration.
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fengshui
Member
Given the challenges they've had with seat comfort in the S, I doubt they'd add the additional challenge of built-in child seats.
Hey they stole my idea:
cards in the car
No really, I would love it if they did something like this.
EarlyAdopter
Active Member
What if the second row seats could be turned rear-facing while driving to improve the safety of that seating position? There's no safer position than the middle of the car facing backwards for your precious cargo, and Elon is all about maximizing safety.
jvonbokel
John VonBokel
Nice! If they're going to rotate, it doesn't seem much of a challenge to support a rear-facing position. However, if it's a bench seat, I'm having a hard time envisioning that.
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
I'm sure the NDA is rock solid. The problem is that upper management signs the NDA. And not everyone in the company is as aware of the restrictions or, even if aware, as careful as they should be.
We did a project one time for Disney - the Indiana Jones ride, software and hardware. Totally top secret at the time, off-site, even fellow employees on other projects didn't know what we were working on. Problem was that the vendors were common between projects and they talked a little too much out of excitement. It's really hard to keep a lid on things.
Safety Schmafety!!! If that comes to pass, and you order the 3rd row of seats, you could host a traveling bridge game! Pass the gin & tonics, please.
On Edit: Whoops....now I see the "Cards in the Car" link. Rats - late to the party once again
bonnie
I play a nice person on twitter.
Safety Schmafety!!! If that comes to pass, and you order the 3rd row of seats, you could host a traveling bridge game! Pass the gin & tonics, please.
On Edit: Whoops....now I see the "Cards in the Car" link. Rats - late to the party once again
Great minds and all that.
fengshui
Member
On the subject of rotating seats, images from a recent TV appearance of the prototype Model X show backwards facing seats! I can't tell if the backwards seats are the front or the middle row: Tesla Model X in the Movies and TV Anyone else have ideas of what's going on with the seats here?
Surely if Tesla is going to support traveling bridge games they'll have rear seat cup holders and A/C!
Maybe we should be holding out for stemware holders? The ones in the front seats could be linked to the AV system so they are only usable when videos can be legally played in the front display, e.g. if the parking brake is on.
Maybe we should be holding out for stemware holders? The ones in the front seats could be linked to the AV system so they are only usable when videos can be legally played in the front display, e.g. if the parking brake is on.
Al Sherman
It's about THIS car.
We're in the same boat. We'd rarely use the second OR 3rd row seats and would REALLY like everything to lay flat for the pooches most of the time.
I'm not gonna start all that "show stopper" stuff from the early Model S days :smile:, but I'd REALLY like this to be the case.
Nubo
Test Mule
We have similar hopes so my wife's large service dog could just step into the back and lie down. But it would also make a lot of sense from a utility point of view to be able to open up a big contiguous space for larger or bulky cargo.
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