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The 2-seat option is called something like Luxury Rear Seating package; it should still be available on new GTs. The rear seats in this package are much more like the front comfort seats... fully power-adjustable, heated, ventilated, etc. The package also includes the powered rear window shades, which used to be available separately (not on 2012s, unless I'm mistaken). With the 2-seat option, the seats can be folded down -- and up -- at the push of a button in the trunk when you need extra cargo space. In the regular 3-seat package, this is a manual process and there is a second step involved.
I have the regular 3-seat package on my GT, because I did not like being limited to 4 seats (total) in my last car, a 650i convertible... granted, a very different rear seat experience from the GT... but after the 6, practicality was key. The middle seat is not comfortable at all... much harder on the butt and back than the M5 I had before the 650i, but since it's rarely used, I can live with it in exchange for the added flexibility. Instead I juiced up the rear cabin by adding heated seats and the automated rear window shades, which were still available as a standalone option when I got my GT.
My favorite thing about the GT (speaking as someone who's in the driver's seat 95% of the time) is how comfortable and spacious the cabin and seats are. If you're going to spend most of your time in the rear seat, don't have kids (or need to transport 5 people), and otherwise the two cars you're considering are fairly equivalent, I'd go for the luxury rear seating package.
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