How does the 8" Navigation System look vs. the 12.3" navigation system? Are they both the same but one is just smaller than the other one? and does the 12.3" display fold down, or is it always in the up position?

 

Saw some pictures of each screen and its the same size on the dash, the 8'' just has a large bezel to occupy the extra space. As for how the actual software displays on the screen I don't know for certain, but I would think it will be the same but with the 8'' you won't have the small side screen for media or a/c controls or fuel data.

 

8" screen had no Nav options in my deaerships, They did not even have the **** to control it. It was some kind of circular type of ****. They said no Nav, no big screen.

 

That makes sense. I thought I read 12.3'' or 8'' navigation system in the brochure, but its 12'3'' nav system or 8'' multimedia system.

 

Thats sound about right but.....i saw a picture taken by another forum member who posted here showing a 8" Display with huge bezels but the center console has the remote touch just like in the 12" Nav version. Does this mean the 8" can also be optioned with Navigation too? I am confused.

Here is the picture...

 

Yes you have 8" Nav, it's $430 less than the 12.3". Who in their right mind wouldn't go to 12.3" for that little diff?

 

Wow, so MANY terrible colors going on in that picture. Good grief.

How is navigation not a standard option, in 2015? They made it standard on the GS....or are "including it for free".

They have remote touch on the steering wheel too? What???

 

I took that photo and although it's not the colors I like, the photo doesn't really show the proper hue of the interior. I could see someone who likes all things Louis Vuitton enamored with the color scheme, and the bamboo wood is pretty nice. That being said I'm going with Rioja Red for my Fsport!

The nav is available on the 8" model shown, with realtime traffic updates, along with Lexus Enform. I do prefer and will get the 12.5" ML system myself...

 

If I remember reading correctly, the 12.3" screen is packaged with ML audio for ~$3200. Worth it IMO. Hate those bezels around the 8" screen.

 

I agree. Looks terrible.

 

For the 350:

8" Nav $1750
12.3" Nav $2180
12.3" Nav/ML $3260

 

450h:
8" STD.
12.3" $430
ML add $1080

 

Thanks for the information! So does it fold down or is it always up?

 

Always up. It is fixed.

 

I was visiting BMW dealership and Lexus dealership. I told them that Audi has a screen that automatically goes down in dashboard when you turn off the car and comes back on when you turn on the car. Both dealerships told me the same thing. Cost effective, if that screen breaks or malfunctions, it will be easy to replace it without digging into front dashboard and railing that makes the screen automatically go up and down. Most Luxury car manufactures have this including BMW, Benz and now Lexus.