One of the niftiest things about the Tesla Model S is its ability to carry up to seven passengers with the optional rear-facing third row of seats. But a subset of the large luxury sedan market caters to VIP back-seaters, folks who demand a roomy place to work or relax while a driver ferries them between appointments. For these discerning passengers, Tesla recently added an Executive seating option that deletes the second-row middle seat in favor of coddling the two outboard passengers.Quietly rolled out at this year's Detroit Auto Show, the Executive Rear Seat option turns the three-seat second-row bench into two leather-wrapped buckets with a bit more bolstering and padding. The midshipman's seat gets replaced with a center console featuring all-important cupholders and a storage cubby for the back-seat CEOs, who get treated to two-mode seat heaters and the ability to fiddle with the car's media, climate, and panoramic sunroof settings through the Tesla app. Unlike similar rear-seat-enhancement packages from the likes of Mercedes and Jaguar, the Executive-equipped Model S doesn't feature a lengthened wheelbase for extra rear legroom, though we've never found space to be lacking in the Model S.
Entry into the Executive class requires your Model S to be built with the $3500 Premium Interior Package featuring extended Nappa leather and LED accent lighting, as well as the $750 Subzero Weather Package which adds heated rear seats along with a heated steering wheel and defrosters for the windshield wipers and washer nozzles. Thusly equipped for $4250, you'll spend an additional $2000 for the executive seating arrangement itself.
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Unfortunately, your junior-level account specialists will have to hail an Uber: The rear-facing kiddie jump seats can't be installed on an Executive-equipped Model S.
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