What are the key options the Lexus has standard on the new LS that the competition makes you pay extra for?

Are the Lexus LS competitors making a mistake by not including these options as standard equipment?

Will they lose a significant amount of deals to Lexus because these options don't come as standard equipment?

Also, will the absense of a self parking system, Mark Levinson audio system or Executive class seating package be a sales deterent for the competitors vehicles?

LexusKindaGuy12 - 8/24/2006 6:39:37 PM

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i have no idea what the HDD Navigation is...BUT I WANT IT!

SixxFive - 8/24/2006 7:00:46 PM

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The Germans are going to crash and burn badly b/c they don't offer steering wheels with wooden inserts as standard equipment. Aufwiedersehen Audi, BMW and M-B.

mstangpny07 - 8/24/2006 11:03:43 PM

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Keyless entry with a starter button is optional on the 2007 Nissan Sentra.
So there.

LexusKindaGuy12 - 8/24/2006 11:11:27 PM

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wow efoxS4, the way you rant about lexus being sucky made me think you drive a german car...but we drive the same car!

Infinibenz - 8/25/2006 2:26:58 AM

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FYI - the 2007 MB S-class also has a HDD (hard drive based navigation system)

PlanoA4 - 8/25/2006 8:14:27 AM

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commonsense- Hmm you heard the B&O in the A6? hmmm it only comes in the A8. Are you pulling our leg?

iown1 - 8/25/2006 8:57:42 AM

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The S8 isn't out in the states yet, which it was created for, and I don't think the B & O stereo is being offered in the A8/L until later this year. Definetly not in the other models although I heard it may show in the R8.

johannas - 8/25/2006 10:07:19 AM

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Could this be the vehicle car ever imagined?

johannas - 8/25/2006 10:08:20 AM

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^^correction... "coolest vehicle ever imagined"

SpeedRacerM3Sedan - 8/25/2006 10:12:00 AM

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The B&O radio is an option on the upcoming S8. At the Audi Streets of Tomorrow drive/demo day for the Q7, they had an S8 there and a cute little girl from B&O to audition the radio. The tweeter motor out of the dashboard and aim right at the passengers. There were about a million options to tailor the sound (driving position, seating preference to center the sound, whether the windows or sunroof was open or closed, etc). The system sounded good, but it was something like a 5K option! Ouch!

Loki - 8/25/2006 3:28:29 PM

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A real estate agents dream!

answer - 8/25/2006 5:03:38 PM

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The Harmon/Kardon Logic 7 system in BMWs is a division of Harmon International. The Mark Levinson brand is also a division of Harmon International, albeit the top tier division.

The B&O system in the Audi S8 is close to a $10,000 option. I have not heard it myself, although B&O usually creates audio systems that are beautiful to look at while at the same time not representative of the current pinnacle of sound quality.