ARISTOh

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I have a 2013 and to be honest apart from 6 vs 8 speed transmission the car is basically the same.. it all boils down to what features you want and can find. For example.. I have a Luxury package with Linear Espresso wood interior. I love my GS but the only thing I regret not getting is Mark Levinson. I also would have loved to wait out for HUD & the power trunk on the 14' is nice. The mileage I wouldn't really worry about too much. I bought my car CPO in 2014 with 20k and I have over70k on it now and it's never given me an issue apart from one ghost misfire that I thin might have been bad gas. I never even took it to the dealer because it fixed itself.. literally check engine light went away and it never happened again. Find a car with the most amount of features you can at a price you are comfortable with and drive the F'in crap out of it.

DP03

Good point on features. If one has luxury and the other not, that be a deciding factor as well.

Patrick4GS

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I recently had this same decision to make. In the end I chose a 2013 because I wanted the Luxury Package and was having trouble finding a 2014/2015 with it. I also prefer the 6 speed transmission but I am AWD so it really was a non issue.

dat dude

I would be severely biased but I'd say the 2013 is better. I couldn't justify the 2014 prices for nothing major in terms of changes.

grayson73

I bought 2 months ago and went for features over the model year. Got luxury package with cold weather, pre-collision system with radar cruise, lane keep assist, mark levinson, etc. I would rather have 2013 loaded than 2014 with missing features.

N1njai

My brother owns a 2014 and I have a 2013. They both feel the same to me. Haha

CW88

I got a '13 Lux, the main thing I wish I had that's available on the 14 is the - Blind Spot Monitor adds Rear Cross Traffic Alert and power-folding mirrors -
Since I live and work in the city, these 2 features would be useful. My A6 had folding mirrors and I miss them when parking downtown.
Anyone have a pic difference of the '13 HUD vs '14 HUD?

Dallasguy1

This is on my "14 and the navigation is full color also.

Spideyman1

I recently purchased a 2013 and have the Enform app.

kgh31386

I got the best of both worlds...I got a 2013 that wasn't leased until end of December that year. So essentially I got a 2013 with the miles of a 2014. Just under 33k miles on it now.

DJP333

As noted above, the main difference is the 6 vs 8 speed. If you don't care about power mirrors and blind sport monitor, and are more into spirited driving you should probably lean towards the 2013. I have the 2015 with the 8 speed, and I sometimes like driving in manual mode, but it can get a little weird with all those gears (I feel like I have to down shift too much in a turn). My IS350 had the 6 speed and I felt like I always knew where the engine needed to be. I'm still trying to get used to this 8 speed. If you would never use the manual mode or have a less aggressive driving style you might enjoy the 8 speed more.

CW88

What's your build date? I thought Enform app was on the '14?

JDR76

All US spec MY13s have Enform.

grayson73

What is "Enform" useful for? You have to pay a monthly subscription, right?

JDR76

No, Enform app is free for life.

Not to be confused with Enform Remote, which was added in 2015. Enform Remote is a fee based subscription remote start system.

Enform includes things like Pandora, Destination Search, Saved Destinations (allowing you to send addresses from your phone to nav), Open Table, etc. I use mine every day.