Even so, there are some tech oversights Honda should have addressed in the 2014 refresh, most notably
the lack of adaptive cruise control (ACC).
The forward collision warning was not overly sensitive, but
a lack of adaptive cruise control and autonomous emergency braking is a bit of a surprise, and not a positive one.
I was disappointed at
the lack of adaptive cruise control in the Q50 I drove, but Infiniti makes that feature available as part of a $ 1,700 Technology package, which also bundles blind spot monitoring, a lane keeping system to prevent drivers from drifting over lane lines, and automated high beams.
The lack of adaptive cruise control really suggests Lexus isn't trying to surpass the competition.
The biggest surprise is
the lack of an adaptive cruise control system, a feature included by just about every competitor.
Maybe it was
the lack of adaptive cruise control, as it proved quite suitable for the task on a weekend trip I took to San Francisco, during which I racked up about 1,000 miles.
Not exact matches
It comes with the full array
of cabin and driver assistance technologies, including an 8 - inch touchscreen, head - up display and
adaptive cruise control, merely
lacking some
of the appointments
of the next trim up, such as quilted leather.
The Hyundai Santa Fe (three rows, photo above) and Santa Fe Sport (two rows, inset right) midsize SUVs get much - needed driver assist technology to keep them competitive with best sellers in the class, some
of which
lack what Hyundai is now adding: stop - and - go
adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, and steerable headlamps with automatic high beam.
Lacking from the Countryman's arsenal
of tech was
adaptive cruise control, which would have automatically slowed the car when I caught up with traffic ahead.
Our 2012 Prius Plug - in was a base model,
lacking the Advanced's integrated fog lamps, LED headlamps, SofTex - trimmed seats and steering wheel, head - up display,
adaptive cruise control, JBL Green Edge audio system, and the 7 - inch Premium HDD Navigation with a special version
of Entune that features Plug - in Hybrid Applications.
When first taking delivery
of «our» Audi RS3 saloon longermer, I was a little shocked to discover that its # 44,700 base price had ballooned to # 59,475, especially when you consider that the car
lacked adaptive dampers,
adaptive cruise control, a reversing camera and various other things you'd expect for the price.
At this level though, we were a little surprised at some
of the omissions from the XF's standard gear: The R - Sport
lacks a few
of the things becoming common once the $ 100k line is crossed, including
adaptive cruise control, lane - keep assist (the errant driver just gets a warning), blind - spot sensor, rear cross-traffic alert, brake - assisted
cruise control, LED headlights and internal niceties such as head - up display, digital radio, seat heating / cooling.
The only weak points that I could find in the Ridgeline's driver aid tech are the
adaptive cruise control system's inability to operate at speeds below about 25 mph and the
lack of any sort
of semiautonomous parking.
I was also disappointed at the e-Golf's
lack of driver assistance features, such as
adaptive cruise control or even a blind - spot monitor system.
Not offering
adaptive cruise control on the turbo four - equipped ATS shows a grandiose
lack of foresight.
Honda provides two legs
of the holy trinity
of safety alerts —
adaptive cruise control and lane departure warning / lane keep assist — but continues to
lack, as standard, blind spot detection.
To get all the safety tech you want, you need to buy the costliest
of the three Rogue trim lines, and even then the Rogue
lacks the
adaptive cruise control and collision avoidance features
of the well - regarded but less luxurious Subaru Forester crossover.
You will also likely have all
of the advanced safety features like autonomous emergency braking,
adaptive cruise control, blind spot monitoring, and lane departure warning, which older used cars will probably
lack.