Possible, of course. However it is kind of big thing to say third row goes from optional to standard now, because of an uproar last year. If that theory was a motivator, I would have expected it to have happened earlier. Hence I'm looking at alternatives. Of course it may be merely marketing working on outdated materials or making a mistake.
This will be easy enough to estimate in time:
If a folding second-row for Model X appears and makes the 3rd row optional with it, then you get the point I was driving at. Until then we'd get the non-folding second row with standard third row.
If this doesn't happen (or we don't hear from behind the scenes that something like this happened), then my speculation of course is likely wrong.
Same with a compromised-at-launch Model X. If a folding second-row appears within a reasonable time, say within a year or such ballpark, I would say the it probably was just delayed and launch thus compromised with the non-folding option only.
If this doesn't happen, then my speculation of course has likely been wrong.
These things may be connected or they may not, but we will see over time as the Model X offering evolves and we hear more of the story behind the scenes.
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We hardly have all the facts. Hence there is a certain valid need to fill up the rest. It is not in Tesla's interest to spill all the beans, but it is in the interest of some of us to know and understand them.
I have a vested interest too, in the form of a Signature reservation, you know. I think it is good to try and understand what we are getting and why - to gain perspectives on what may be appearing later.
That said, in addition to thinking things through as above, I am patiently waiting for September 29th as well and recommend everyone with a decision to make does the same. Premature conclusions rarely help when it is a matter of days now to learn probably a lot more.
