Agree, I think the Beamer out drives all of the competition, especially the long wheelbase model. The reel issue is that the user interface to the various systems is the worst i have ever experienced. I own a company that designs technology systems for apartments and we never have nor need a user manual. We employ "natural user interfaces" like the light switch controls the light (may be thru sophisticated electronics but the "user" doesn't know and really doesn't care. We have navigation on all our toys, boats, cars and plane and for the life of me could never program the one in the Beamer. Also heaven help me program a channel into the radio ugh. Took a bath on the trade, but went back to a Porsche for myself (everything works, easy to use Nav and drives like a bandit). I was going to buy my wife an RL to replace her E500, until we drove the LS460. She was hooked and that was that.
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