Originally Posted by superswiss

It's optional in the Premium Plus as far as I remember. Is there a reason you chose that particular car?

Originally Posted by superswiss

I'm curious now about how old you are :-). I'm turning 50 next year. I am a software engineer, though, so obviously I like technology. However, my generation is all about using technology as a tool to make life easier, but we still know how to do things w/o the technology. I like level 2 automation, which is what most cars currently have, but not really interested in automation beyond that. They assist with mundane driving tasks such as keeping your speed on a long trip or make it less annoying in stop&go traffic, and active steering assist to make it more comfortable to keep the car in its lane on long drives and effectively steer it in stop&go situations. These are all situations that really aren't very interesting from a driving perspective. I am however a passionate driver and I drive performance cars mostly, so I don't want to be driven, I want to drive, but the driving has to be interesting. I do lots of long road trips to great driving destinations. I'm known to drive up to 12 hours a day on such trips, so having some assistance makes that possible and I frequently go for drives in the deserted canyons around here to have fun with the car and the assistance systems allow me to chill on the way there and on the way back reserving my energy for the fun driving. Used for the right purpose, automation is a boon.

You can always override ACC with the throttle, so if it's not accelerating fast enough just use the throttle to get back to the set speed. Admittedly, these systems get tuned for specific models. An RS model like I had is overall more sporty even when using ACC. So is the AMG I currently drive. I have used ACC in an A4 when I had it as a loaner, but cars at that level are just way too boring for me, ACC or not. It does sound like, though, you'd be better off with one that doesn't have the driver assistance package. It's optional in the Premium Plus as far as I remember. Is there a reason you chose that particular car?

Originally Posted by SCarGuy

21+ It’s now part of a Premium Plus (microchip shortage notwithstanding)

Originally Posted by JCG1

I'm 48.

It was not an option on premium plus.

I guess I just have to get used to it.

I'm actually surprised that some "driving enthusiasts" (which I actually do NOT consider myself) on this site aren't also irritated with ACC, among a myriad of other "driver assistance" features (common of course in all cars nowadays). Where are y'all?? Am I the only driving purist around here? Why can't I at least disable it like I can on my Nissan Rogue? Uggh. I was hoping for some sympathy lol.

Originally Posted by JCG1

I'm actually surprised that some "driving enthusiasts" (which I actually do NOT consider myself) on this site aren't also irritated with ACC, among a myriad of other "driver assistance" features (common of course in all cars nowadays). Where are y'all?? Am I the only driving purist around here? Why can't I at least disable it like I can on my Nissan Rogue? Uggh. I was hoping for some sympathy lol.

Originally Posted by superswiss

Well, I think the point is when I'm actually driving the car I don't use any form of CC or assistance. I dial down ESP and put it in Race mode when I really wanna drive it and be in full control. That's the beauty of drive modes. Different modes and settings for different occasions. I'm not exactly following your reasoning. If you were a purist you wouldn't use CC at all.