Does anyone know if you get an SR5 with the leather interior: does it then come with heated seats? The options on Toyota.com dont say so, but I am hoping heated seats are available on something other than a Limited. The "First Drive" on Motorweek said heated seats were on their sample...but it showed a cloth interior...hmmmmm.
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Yes, you can get an SR5 with leather but it is added instead of factory-installed, as it is in the Limited trims. My dealer told me it costs a little more for them to take it to their local vendor and have this done than paying for it as a factory option (Limited). So the big question is whether you are better off paying the price of the added leather, rather than getting a base Limited truck.
Here's the best answer to the question that I have found:
A Limited with no extra options has an MSRP of around $38K. A loaded SR5 with added leather is also going to be very close to that MSRP.
Here's the difference: It's very difficult to find a base Limited, without all the port add-ons and extra options. That is, you probably won't see a Limited for $38K. You could, however, find a loaded SR5 and add leather to it easier than finding a Limited without all the bells, whistles and nose pickers.
. Actually, it probably has to do with insulation/conductivity of heat. Cloth seats have a lot of air space in them and that doesn't conduct heat away from your body nor does it impart heat to your body in the summer. I guess leather conducts heat better and feels colder in the winter and hotter in the summer depending on the temperature differential between the inside surface of the car and your body.
