Originally Posted by
Go4th
I have to admit I'm also being swayed by things like adaptive cruise control and lane keep assist.
I would love to see Mitsubishi do a BEV Mirage/G4 or even a PHEV (and some new seats to boot.), but I don't see that happening anytime soon.
Go4th - I have a lot of respect for your mindset in your posts. However, take this with a grain of salt, because my experience with adaptive cruise control is with a 11 year old vehicle. However, it is the flagship of Lexus, so maybe it acts like a 5 year old car.
I will say that the ACC in my Lexus LS 460L, B-L-O-W-S. Why? Well I guess it's a matter of a person's driving habits. I watch what is going on far ahead. If I'm following, I'm watching what's going on cars and cars ahead. Even if I'm not following cars (closely) I watch far ahead to see what may affect me so I can begin slowing early, and maybe just roll through an area where cars slowed versus having to use the brakes. I save fuel that way and smooth out my ride. Even as luxurious as my Lexus LS is, the ACC drives like a dumbass. It doesn't see anything ahead, and just throttles right into traffic. And then brakes as if the ACC had been looking down at it's smartphone. And there are other issues. If following traffic using the ACC, sharp enough curves, the ACC loses sight of the car ahead, and if we had been rolling along lower than my set speed, the ACC will trigger the car to accelerate mid curve and then hit the brakes coming out of the curve because it has gained on the car in front because it now sees it again. That's some serious b.s. if you ask me. I drive much smoother than that. I use the traditional cruise, pay attention far ahead, and smooth out my drive much better than the ACC can do. And, with my LS 460L's ACC, it lets me vary the following distance with 3 positions - 1) Too close, 2) too damn close, and 3) holy sheeeat, why is it so close? Even the furthest position away is too close. I follow further back than that to give me plenty of lead time to react in as smooth a way (brakes, coasting, lane change, whatever) as is possible.
The point being, unless current ACC systems have greatly improved, I wouldn't sweat not having that. Lane Keep Assist, this may be the only one I would like ... if it simply nudges the car back to the center of the lane, without making any beeps. It should just do it quietly ... then I may like that one. I've not driven a car with this though, so I'm not certain. There's no other safety crap that I care about. Wouldn't mind having a back up camera on my old 2000 Dodge Ram pickup. That's a convenience to me, not safety. Because I just barely creep backward in all my cars.
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