Does a new iPad in October make sense?

I have read many blog posts talking about iPhone 5 rumors and some of them talking even about a new iPad 3. Most of the posts are just crazy and almost all of them are disregarding an iPad 3 in October because, they say, Apple doesn't need it.

They say that Apple doesn't need it because iPad 2 is selling very well, but this reason hasn't stopped Apple for renewing products lines before.

Without a new iPad, during this Christmas shopping season we will be only three months away from the new model. Last year it was ok because there were no competitors. But this year there will be a lot, but really a lot of new competitors. Will Apple try to fight them with a seven months old model?

What features would it have?

There are many features that people were expecting for the iPad 2 but they didn't materialize. I believe that some of the features were almost ready but Apple needed a few months more to finish them, for example the Retina Display. I believe that many features could have been there, but Apple decided to include them in a new release, for example a better set of cameras.

If Apple would launch a new iPad in October, I would expect features like this:

1. Retina display
2. Better quality cameras
3. Bluetooth 4 (like the new MacBook Airs)
4. A new 128 Gb model
5. Thunderbolt port
6. All of these keeping the same battery life

It wouldn't be crazy to think that the new iPad 3 will not replace totally the iPad 2. It will probably enter with the same pricing than the current generation, but the iPad 2 16 Gb would stay with a price of $399 instead of $499.

In this way all the iOS product line will be unified for product launches right before the holidays. I believe it really makes sense.

What do you think? Is this crazy?