2018 model x seats

[irvineboy]

In the second picture, the car was made on 08/18. It looks like nicer fake leather
In the first picture, the car was made on 09/18.
It looks like cloth.

Why did Tesla change the material? And when did they change back to the fake leather?

 

[ChadS]

They now ship all cars with faux leather, but for a couple of years or so (especially before faux leather was available and they were using real leather) cloth seats were a base option.

We got them on our 12/2017 X. We love them - durable, breathable, more comfortable in temperature extremes. I wish they still offered them.

 

[djillusion]

My 2018 X has perforated leather with the vents. I much prefer the perforated leather too.

 

[Bigriver]

My 2018 X has perforated leather with the vents. I much prefer the perforated leather too.

I thought ventilated seats disappeared by early 2017. What month was yours built in 2018?

 

[Art VandeIay]

I thought ventilated seats disappeared by early 2017.

I'm going to cross-post here and quote myself from another thread where a guy thought his seats were synthetic vegan leather but they were actual leather:

The Tesla Premium seats with ventilation were introduced with the Model X and discontinued in mid January 2017. Tesla took a stab at ventilated seats again starting with May 2018 builds with a new Gen2 ventilation system. Since these seats were made post July 2017, all colors have synthetic "vegan" leather. They were again discontinued on June 2019.

All Tan and Black Premium Seats with Gen1 ventilation system on both Model S and Model X, are full leather.
The only color of Tesla Premium seats with or without the ventilation feature that didn't have real leather, were the Ultra White seats.

 

[irvineboy]

So pleather was an upgrade in some of the cars whereas cloth seats were standard?

 

[ntpphong]

In the second picture, the car was made on 08/18. It looks like nicer fake leather
In the first picture, the car was made on 09/18.
It looks like cloth.

Why did Tesla change the material? And when did they change back to the fake leather?

what you see in the left picture is non-premium seats, premium seats are the vegan leather ones.