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Originally Posted by 86MLR

Here in AU some models that have eyesite, lane departure and such standard in other countries don't have it here.

Take the new Mustang for example, its standard in the US, not here.

The Mustangs ended up with a ANCAP rating of 3 out of 5 due to this

It was to keep the cost down

A base 5.0 here costs upwards of $75000

There are a few other makes and models here typical of this

There was a bit of an uproar over this, Ford are still sending them over without the added safety features, which you get standard in most other makes.

The 86 is just another one

We have the same mix here. It is totally up to the company if they make it standard. My wife could have bought the same trim level Impreza without it but she like all the bells and whistles. I do like some of the features but others are just a pain.