works very well. saved my legs on recent xmas trip in mid heavy traffic on i95

 

It was probably one of the most loved features in this thread.

http://www.rangerovers.net/forum/43...um/43-range-rover-sport-ii-l494/148546-your-favourite-sport-feature-option.html

 

i would say it's worth it. it's a good system. and i've driven both really bad and really excellent ACC systems (my Tesla and its Autopilot technology being the pinnacle).

ACC can be annoying on some cars (to the point of being unusable) if they are underpowered cars (not enough HP), or cars with only 5-6 gears. a lot of wailing engines and jerky pull and slowing. not fun or convenient.

part of the reason the ACC works well in the RRS is the large displacement engine of the V8, and the amazing smoothness of the ZF 8-speed transmission. the sensors are good too. i use the RRS's ACC in both slow traffic and long trips.

 

Really depends on where you live and how you drive. On my HSE RRS I had it and only used it only 3 or 4 times on long trips and it worked pretty good. I decided on not getting it on ATB RRS and put the money into other features like the signature sound system because 90% of my driving is in NYC and whenever I used it, cars kept on switching into my lane all the time because of the distance that ACC keeps in front of you. To me a Towing package (because of full size spare) and the signature sound system are better options. If I lived in another state with less congested roads and more polite drivers I would definitely get it though.

 

Agree with Sepab. If you are a big highway driver in traffic it is nice to have but has limitations. Otherwise save the money or put it towards other options. I don't have it and don't miss it.

 

Yes, it is worth in my opinion, with two caveats. I commute 600 miles a week and purchased a RRSport td6 diesel with adaptive cruise control. Not many are being shipped with it (other than the fully, fully loaded versions) and I had to work the dealers to find one. I have drive on it a month now, and it saves real stress and strain in daily, heavy traffic. First caveat, even setting the minimum distance leaves a gap that aggressive lane changers will take (I commute in the US between Baltimore and Washington DC). Second caveat, I get better MPG managing the accelerator myself. Adaptive cruise control always seems to be " on the gas". The td6 diesel, in my experience gets best highway mpg with alternating gas pedal and coasting. Best MPG so far - 36 MPG over 65 miles. Real average - a dependable 31.

 

You guys know that you can control the distance between the next vehicle right?

 

seriously?

 

I have it and love it on long journeys. However I used to live in NJ and worked in NYC. Sorry to pop your bubble on that dream but the truth is its useless up there even on a weekend. Just the way people drive up there is exactly what you don't want if you are using the ACC. I started driving up there and spent 12yrs of my adult driving life up there so I drive like folks up there, so I believe what am saying is accurate. I come up there often and barely use it. Down here it works outside rush hour.

 

One other ACC benefit not yet mentioned in this thread is it's safety proximity warning (when the relative distance of the car ahead of you changes suddenly). This warning is on all the time, whether you have ACC engaged or not. However, the RRS seems to warn more frequently than our Audi in San Francisco city driving and therefore may have more "false alarms".

I believe that our Audi also has a smaller ACC minimum following distance than the RSS. I still sometimes "push" my Audi in city driving by pressing on the accelerator during ACC to force a smaller following distance than the minimum. ACC will brake as soon as I let up on the accelerator -- It's like driving with automatic braking.

More and more cars are offering ACC so that bodes well for lower prices in the future. I love the benefit of ACC and will always try to get it in our next vehicles. Overall, ACC is a luxury and useful if you're willing to pay the extra $$$. it's certainly not a necessity and you can live without it -- But this is true of a RRS and also many of its other, over-the-top features (e.g., meridian high-end stereo, deployable side steps).

 

Vaser and Sebap - no ACC system will drive like an a-hole. nor will any ACC system respond well to other people driving like a-holes. that's a universal ACC truth, def not specific to the Rover.

 

Most accurate post I have seen in ages. Seriously folks, jsut because you drive a Sport does not mean you have to be a prick... although with many Sport drivers in this area you;d think they were behind the wheel of BMWs. Let the system do it;s job and relax. there is no need to be a bully on the road and concern yourself with the fact that someone got in front of you. Getting along on the road does not mean getting ahead.

 

Thank you guys for all the responses. Being that we will use it to commute from NJ to NYC we probably wont get it. I assumed with the way people drive here it wont be as helpful as it could be. Maybe will put that money towards the tow package or nothing at all being that we optioned up the V8 dynamic pretty heavily already. Cant wait for the car to get here!

 

Absolutely get the tow package, purely for the full size spare wheel. That wheel and rubber on it is worth about 5x what they charge for it.

 

Actually the best use is on two lane roads where there is a lot of speeding up and slowing down. Just set your speed and let the ACC do the rest. It will even come to a complete stop if necessary, then just tap the accelerator and it will go back to the set speed. I love it.

 

i use acc a lot too. def like the option unlike the gimmicky self park.
have you guys had the acc brake in emergency situations? ive had it slow down which i still think is a bit slow to react sometimes, but havent had it come to a stop on highway, i always feel the need to intervene?

 

I use it pretty much every day. More so for safety feature than overall utility it provides. These days, my daily commute is in stop and go city driving.

It is not the best implementation of ACC I have experienced, but it does the job well. The main thing I don't like about it is that once the SUV stops, it is very slow to get moving (pick up speed). I always end up stepping on the accelerator to just catch up with the car in front of me. May be it is me who does not have the patience.

In the 2016 model year, we have to press on the accelerator to resume driving. However, I think in 2014/2015 models, one had to just press the resume button. I like that option better as I don't have to put pressure on my leg to press on the accelerator again and again. One of the purposes to get this feature was to give my leg some rest in heavy stop and go traffic.

This is one feature I debated for a while and did not want a car without it. Very useful for long distance driving and have been using this feature in various cars since 2007.

 

Well we are not in disagreement, and I did not intend to imply being a prick is ok. I just don't like having cars cut into the gap in traffic. And trust me if you drove in heavy trafficked metro area you'll find yourself also accerelating to close the gap or you'll go nowhere and annoy the driver behind you.

That said. You do realize a lot of folks with sports are also BMW owners right? Seems a BMW is the most common second car for us. I too have a BMW so there is some truth to people driving a sport behaving like they are behind the wheel of a BMW. :lol:

 

Well we are not in disagreement, and I did not intend to imply being a prick is ok. I just don't like having cars cut into the gap in traffic. And trust me if you drove in heavy trafficked metro area you'll find yourself also accerelating to close the gap or you'll go nowhere and annoy the driver behind you.

don't get me wrong, i drive aggressively a lot too. but it's just that it's unrealistic to expect any ACC system to accommodate aggressive driving, by you or by others. i actually think the closest follow setting on the RRS is pretty close.

it's interesting especially having a Tesla and watching them implement Autopilot and trying to usher in autonomous driving. because if all drivers didn't have autonomous driving, it'd be okay. and if EVERYONE had autonomous driving, it'd be okay. the trouble comes when computers are driving 30% of the cars and humans are driving the other 70%. it's gonna get a lot messier before it gets better, methinks.

 

I guess the RRS/FFRR ACC needs more development? I'm sure it's sourced from one company.


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This system is also very good in traffic, with it's implementation of Queue Assist, which once you get used to it is a very good system.

There is also the huge safety feature of Collision Mitigation by Braking, which in my opinion will become a mandated safety feature on new vehicles in the next few years.

 

Just bought 16 TD6 with it. For what its worth, I have the adaptive cruise in our 15 Grand Cherokee SRT and 16 Golf R; it has prevented two rear end collisions. (my son & daughter were driving the cars, 20 & 24). For that reason alone, it has been worth additional cost. Agree with previous poster, not all systems are the same. Looking forward to comparing RR system to Jeeps which has been very good.

 

I recently took possession of an MY16 RRS ATB, and this one of my favorite features. I've had it on other cars, and I actually find the Land Rover implementation to be the best I've had so far, very intelligent and patient system. We tend to bash Land Rover for it's infotainment technology, but on the driving features side, I've found their technology to be the best I've experience so far.

 

From memory, and don't quote me on this, I think the ACC uses upto 70% of the available breaking force, it also pre-loads the brakes (with collision warning) so that any input requires less pedal travel to achieve higher braking power.