stoptothink wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:06 pm
surfstar wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 12:56 pm
I'm hoping that they'll make a change for actual production or by the 2023 MY...
currently you cannot get ACC (adaptive cruise control) on anything other than the Lariat model. That is a deal killer for me and I'll either wait it out, or see what other vehicles work for us.
It's about the bottom line, $25k is about the cut-off for available ACC industry-wide and that's right about where the Maverick lariat is ($25,490). Cruise control wasn't put on the base model (XL) at all, likely to push the majority of buyers towards the higher trims. Guessing that the huge majority of XLs will be fleet trucks. I was game for the $21k (after destination) base model, but my wife would not live without cruise control.
If I price the Lariat with Luxury package - it gets ACC and is $31.5k. Not bad, but 50% over the base model.
Also the fact that the XLT can get co-pilot 360 with lane centering, etc, yet not have ACC... I'm pretty sure the hardware is there, they just want you to pay more, trying to claim ACC is a luxury high-end model only option.
As more auto makers (hyundai/kia and subaru, etc) offer this on cheaper vehicles, they'll all have to compete. It'll be like rearview cameras, etc. Slowly trickling down.
The XLT also has a mechanical key, in a hybrid - yet another thing that Ford is doing to drive people to the Lariat as the "standard" trim if they're coming from a CUV. Twisting a mechanical key is the same as hitting a button - the ECU starts the car, not a physical switch connected to your ignition cylinder.
I guess I could go full off-label and install OpenPilot on an XLT for cheapest ACC, but I hate the liability thought of that.
*sigh* perfect [economical] vehicle still eludes me