Are there 3rd Gen Seats in '19/20 Models?

[fiehlsport]

1st and 2nd gen seats are well documented for the Model 3 due to the styling differences, but it seems as if there was a newer seat that started showing up sometime in late 2019. I am referring to the comfort only, as they are visibly the same. My friend's 2020 M3P (Late '19 build) feels noticeably different when I sit in it, and I recently sat in a Model Y that felt the same. My 2018 M3 with the 2nd gen seats feels a bit harder and "hits" differently on my back.

Can anyone confirm? I suspect this change may have gone into effect when they got rid of the leather steering wheel. The representative at a Tesla showroom mentioned something about this too, but I hadn't read about it on the internet.

 

[XLR82XS]

No noticeable change. I have a 2019 & 2020.

 

[fiehlsport]

No noticeable change. I have a 2019 & 2020.

How late of a '19?

 

[Stach]

I had a 05/2019 Model 3 whose seats were 2nd gen and firmer than the Model Y that I just picked up. I noticed the somewhat subtle difference right away. The other more major difference is the steering wheel. My Model 3 had the leather and felt much thicker, while the newer steering wheel is significantly thinner and slipperier to grip. The steering wheel change I had read about but never experienced before.

 

[XLR82XS]

How late of a '19?

July '19 production.

 

[thewishmaster]

White or black interior? I read a bunch of comments that suggested the white seats were somehow more comfortable, but I'm not sure of the specifics

 

[fiehlsport]

White or black interior? I read a bunch of comments that suggested the white seats were somehow more comfortable, but I'm not sure of the specifics

My '18 M3 has white, the softer more comfortable Model 3 and Model Y were both white interior 2020s.