Question of the Day: What standard features do you expect to see in a luxury vehicle?

Posted: Jan 25, 2010
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With almost every luxury vehicle costing well over $30,000, buyers expect to see a lot in their new cars from automakers like BMW, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, Audi, Lincoln, Cadillac and others. However, some luxury vehicles disappoint with no power seats, no heated seats, no one-touch up/down for all windows, no Bluetooth connectivity, no iPod connectivity and other convenient features, which should be offered as standard options on luxury vehicles (at least we think so).

With that in mind, let us know what standard features you expect to find when shopping in the luxury segment and what brands do you think will offer the most bang for your buck. Do some research for this one (hint: look for Audi, Lexus and Lincoln and Cadillac if you want a nice list of standard features).

- By: Omar Rana


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  • Pat

    I look for power seats, heated seats and bluetooth at the very least.

  • Aaron

    In no order : Leather Memory Seats, Cold Weather Package/Heated Seats, Advanced Computer Controls, Xenon headlights, Premium Wheels 17″ +

  • EcoDesign

    Although I never would have paid for these options separately, they came with my vehicle and after living with them, I find them indispensable: automatic dimming mirrors, Homelink, one-touch up/down, ability to close sunroof from outside the car (for those times you forget)

  • Mogar

    Perfumed Air Conditioning, Pedals with integrated foot massagers, soft touch materials from endangered species. (e.g. Whale Penis)

  • Allen

    It depends. On a Mercedes I expect wood, leather, and at least heated front seats if not then heated and ventilated. But on a BMW, I'm fine with cloth, aluminum and no heat, so long as there is a correspondingly high power to weight ratio and good 50/50 weight distribution. All the other stuff just adds weight and in a “sport-luxury” the weight defeats the “sport.” So where does the luxury come from? Quite ride, a superb (but not complex) audio system and
    comfortable seats. You can have optional heated and ventilated seats and such but it shouldn't then set you back so many thousands more than what a comparable non-sport luxury would cost with the same kit (I'm not saying it should be free or exceedingly cheap, just not so much that it pushes the price of the car into a whole new range).

    On cars that aren't inherently any good to drive, like a Buick, Lexus, or Volvo, it better well have heated seats, wood and leather trim, and techno goodies like iPod integration, Bluetooth, optional rear heated and ventilated seats (the front should have standard heat), optional rear-view camera (forget parking radar, it has never worked as well as a simple camera), or better yet on some of these it should be standard even (otherwise whats the difference between it and a well kitted-out “non-luxury” car?).

    The difference then between a non-luxury and a luxury car, one that isn't a sport-luxury, is that kit and trim that simply couldn't be available on a non-luxury is available on a luxury, and certainly no kit that comes in a top end non-luxury is anything but standard on the luxury car.

  • EcoDesign

    @ Mogar.

    Almost fell out of my chair laughing! :)

  • vegasjim

    Here in Las Vegas, cooled seats should be standard on all vehicles

  • me2ici

    A much forgotten area: rear-seating and its passengers ! Working and living in China, where chauffeured cars are very common, I am amazed a the lack of attention to the passenger area. Even the Cadillac SUV's comfort in the back is pitiful, however kudos to Buick's GL8. Seems the designers put very little time in the rear comfort. One of the better are Bentley and Merc. S