Festertester

Yep, it makes sense for you....

Ersatzs2

This was my first ever look at a 463A and I've never sat in one of the previous cars (lots of time in Wolf diesels tho!) It was interesting to me what a compromised vehicle this is. Packaging all that performance, undercarriage hardware and technology in a crash-compliant, DOT/EPA approved envelope, then lavishing all kinds of S class luxury appointments, while maintaining the charm of it's 'reference' predecessor wasn no small feat.
Those compromises are part of the appeal of the G.
The average SUV buyer (not the G's market) would be shocked by the rear seat legroom of the 463A, and I presume even more disparaging of the 463 seats.
I still want to fabricate a jumpseat, but 28" isn't much to work with!

SVPDDS

Has anyone found a solution for this ?

Ersatzs2

Not from me, I gave up. Just not much room back there. The one time so far I had an extra passenger she just sat on an ice chest...

sweet63

For the record, I love my 2020 G 63. But, I swear a mini Cooper we had 15 years ago had more cargo space. We set an unofficial world's record by packing 27 cases of wine in our mini Cooper. I wouldn't even try that in our G.

Bob Z.

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There is more room than one thinks. I recently had it loaded up for our Thanksgiving trip and we had a lot of leftover room. I am having a very large box shipped to my motorcycle shop vice my condo and I measured to see if I will have room and was surprised to learn I will, with the back seats down of course.

greynlds

Yeah, there definitely is a pretty good amount of room, especially in the pre-2019 G's, but a lot of the space is vertical. The 2019+ G's unfortunately have much taller wheel arches in the back, which takes away a non-trivial amount of the lower cargo space, but there's still a pretty good amount of space available. I took and posted comparison measurements in another thread and the cargo space difference was about 15% in favor of the pre-2019's despite the extra total length and width of the newer model (as the extra length went elsewhere and the higher wheel arches more than make up for the extra width). I had built a platform that spanned the wheel arches on my 2017 and was level with the rear seats when they were tilted down. That gave a nice amount of space for small items under the shelf and a ton of space on top when the seats were folded. It should be possible to do something similar in the 2019+ models, but it won't work out as nicely because the rear seats aren't as tall when folded down, which means the space under the shelf won't be as usable if you want to have a level surface from the back door to the front seats. The cargo area space configuration was one of the big reasons why I decided that my next vehicle wouldn't be a 2019+ G as cargo space is a lot more important for me than passenger space as I don't have more than 1 passenger very often. The big jump in price for a comparable configuration was the other big reason. Not saying the new G doesn't have improvements that are worth more money, but the new price puts it above what I'm willing to spend.

streborx

The G's boot has less cargo space than my LX, even with its 3rd row seats stowed up against the side panels. Fortunately this ensures the G will never become the preferred soccer-mom bus of Marin County.

greynlds

Yeah, the LX and LC have lots of cargo space and are also really nice and super reliable (I replaced my G63 with a 2020 LC).

streborx

The LC replaces a G only in garage space occupation. If I lived in a more tropical climate where I could run an LC year-round, I'd be making the same exchange. Lexus customer service is stellar.

anythingbuttime

I feel as though one of you is speaking of a Land Cruiser and the other a Lexus LC

greynlds

Yeah. The LX is the Lexus version of the Toyota Land Cruiser (LC). They’re much more alike than different. The biggest difference is that the LX has AHC, which is a hydraulic height adjustable suspension, while the LC has a more traditional suspension with each option having some advantages. Otherwise, the Lexus has a slightly higher trim level (nicer leather, etc.) and some different exterior cosmetics, most notably the front bumper.

streborx

Methinks you are correct -- sorry about the confusion.