This state of affairs won't persist past 2018, the point in time that the NHTSA backup camera mandate comes into full force on 100% of vehicles sold in the USA. Cheap ones give it away for free while some five-star places charge as much per day as you pay at home for a full month. I suppose it's like Internet access at hotels. Seeing out the back shouldn't be an option here, especially since the cameras are starting to come standard on cars that cost less than half as much as this one. Seems to me the GT should come with a rear backup camera. To get one we'd have to spend another $950 on the Driver Assistance package, which bundles the rear camera with front and rear parking proximity sensors, active blind spot detection and side- and top-view cameras. It also has a big butt and rearward visibility that's worse than many SUVs.ĭespite the large screen and the enlarged posterior, what our 2014 BMW 328i GT doesn't have is a backup camera. We utilized their lip mount camera that has a factory fit and finish. When it came time to choose a camera, we went back to Nav-TV. A Nav-TV interface allowed us to seamlessly integrate into the BMW screen in the dash. This last one includes a hard-drive navigation system with a large color display. His 328Xi came with factory installed navigation, so we utilized that screen to display the backup camera image. Our particular example has options such as the $2,200 Premium package and the $3,150 Technology package. Our 2014 BMW 328i xDrive Gran Turismo has many things. 2014 BMW 328i xDrive Gran Turismo: No Backup Camera? Really?
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