SoCal1984

The same is true for Longo, South Bay Lexus, & Jim Faulk in Beverly Hills. All F-Sports had ML, BSM, & PA. Not a one had DRH, HUD, or PCS. I think it is a So Cal thing to include ML, BSM, & PA.

sydtoosic

my car is fully loaded, although i find myself using the BSM, PA and the HUD more than any of the other toys. the DRCC, PCS, LKA and DAM i hardly use. so my next car will only have the BSM, PA, CTM and HUD. the ML is good although they need to figure out how to insulate the rattles in the doors caused by the ML. i'm taking my car in thursday so i'll see if they can try something different this time.

modthispny

yea the rattles are annoying, forces me to turn the volume down. its not for all songs though, i think its just a certain bass frequency but wish the doors were quieter.

jkeifer3

I had an 8-speed in my previous IS-F and the damn thing was like my daughter with the DirecTV remote: she (my daughter and the car) could never find the right channel/gear. The 6-speed in the GS is just fine by my me.

LexusVet

Depends on area most dealers have pretty standard options on the cars they stock, only way you find some high end options is if someone didnt want their special order.

dseag2

Well said! The 6-speed works its magic just fine.

Re: the options, I love the HUD and almost never look at the speedo anymore. The parking assist is also very helpful, but it is oversensitive and starts beeping even when you think about getting near an object. Anyway, better safe than sorry. The BSM is okay, although I still look over my shoulder. Most F Sports at Sewell didn't have ML. I special ordered mine and love it

hziemba

Another reason why few people are getting these options is the lack of demo cars. with the options.
I got all of these options, except for the HUD, and had to order "blind". Probably would have gotten the HUD as well, if I had seen it on a car.

Outrage

I think the AWD cars lack these options because they push the vehicle, when equipped with the F Sport or Luxury Packages, in to the $60,000+ range; which is a psychological barrier. The car would turn from a "$50,000 car" in to a "$60,000 car" in people's heads.

Joeb427

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True,just like the $19.99 informercial products.

BarrettF77

They saw my wanting a Metallic white on a black leather interior and just about all options on the SUV as being weird and hard to sell. 60k for a GLK, maybe. But I live in the Dallas area and there is certainly someone that would love a setup like that if they fell through. But, I think they just didn't want to do business and I had put a review up while reading others on Yelp and they evidently do this a lot. Seems most MB dealers don't like ordering cars and try to stack the odds against doing so.

My Lexus experience has been much better overall. The pricing and incentives are what is stopping me right now.

I've also been told by the sales guy they have a GSF coming with the same V6 motor but it's blown and will have around 460HP. The car is nice, but with that amount of power I'd overlook some features I wish I had. Adaptive headlamps, and the trunk automatically popping up would be two things I'm sad aren't there on the F sport. But otherwise, a very enjoyable car.