Bosscar9er

Seriously considering a new C8. I was wondering if it will offer adaptive cruise control? It's becoming fairly common place with higher end newer cars. I don't believe the C7 offered it. My last Corvette was a 2013 427 and it wasn't offered. My 2015 Audi S7 has it and I will never own another car without it. Any rumors?

Jnape

I sure hope so. My 2019 F350 Platinum has it and it works amazing and use it all the time. Just makes the task of not speeding over 10 MPH or following distance to close better.

SingleTrackMinded

Its a great feature for an automatic.

4thC4at60

The few cars I've driven with it I hated....

ACCHRM

It's a great feature, it should be standard, there are brand new cars at 20-25k right now that have it. The Equinox I just bought for my wife has it.

edved

I really hope it has it along with auto emergency braking. I just got a Honda Civic which has it in all it's cars and it's great.

RedMercy

A great feature for manual too. I have a Manual car with adaptative cruise control believe it or not

Foosh

I like the concept, and we recently purchased our first car so equipped, an Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Sport Q4. It works well, and one can choose from among preset following distances.

However, I've noticed one "limitation" in its utility on densely trafficked freeways, where traffic is still moving at a reasonable speed, and which is an every day fact of life where we live. Even when set to the closest following distance the system allows, it maintains so much space between you and the vehicle ahead other drivers continually jockey to fill that gap. Thus, the system is constantly adjusting, is slow to re-establish the programmed distance, and that means even more vehicles filling that gap.

As a result, I don't bother using it under the above conditions, which means I don't use it much at all.

oregonsharkman

No thanks - I am really hoping the C8 will continue to offer (and even improve on) a straightforward driver engaging experience. I don't need my car pacing itself 10 meters behind traffic and then lift of the throttle or apply the brakes every time someone fills the gap in front of me...

Foosh

Yep, in many heavy traffic situations, it's more trouble than it's worth. On a leisurely road trip with moderate or less traffic, it's a nice-to-have feature.

I wouldn't really care one way or the other whether the C8 is equipped with it or not. Quite frankly, I'd prefer these cars to get lighter, and not keep adding more tech. However, that's not where things are headed, not consistent with the majority of consumers who want more tech, and it's foolish to wish for things that just aren't going to happen.

dexterkatt

My wife's Infiniti has it and I hate it, too.

BEAR-AvHistory

Deliberately left that option out of my regular car along with lane monitor etc. Classic cruise control is just fine for long highway runs. Think too many drivers are already inattentive, last thing we need is the car helping them to veg out.

Snowwolfe

Same with me. I always found myself going below the speed limit because the car in front of me had slowed down and I did not realize it.
If the C8 has it, there better be a way to turn it off.

Snowwolfe

Our base 2019 Civic LX has it as well. Hate it. Do you know if there is a way to turn it off?

Sub Driver

What ever happened to just paying attention and driving your car?

jefnvk

Emergency braking has been agreed to be voluntarily standardized by 2022 by OEMs in an attempt to circumvent forced federal regulations, meaning I really doubt it will be anythingbut standard on the new gen Corvette. Once you have the hardware for AEB, you are pretty much setup for adaptive cruise, depending on exactly which implementation you want to do. I'd fully expect adaptive cruise on higher option levels, whether GM will include it on the base or make you pay for a higher trim I cannot say.

They exist on manuals as well, unless this is just an attempt to start another DCT fight. There is more you can do if the computer can also control the transmission, but for the base functionality there is no reason it can't be implemented on a manual, and many manuals have it. Especially prevalent the EU market.

Fun fact: those distances are all covered by OEM requirements, meaning from one manufacturer to another, they can vary wildly. I like one OEM that I work with, I find another to be as useless as you do in traffic. My biggest issue is sometimes it slows me down mildly enough, and it takes me a couple miles to realize that I've dropped to five below the speed limit following grandpa on his Sunday drive.

What ever happened to just keeping your foot on the gas for hours at a time?

Foosh

It doesn't surprise me that the OEMs develop different requirements for following distances. Our Alfa has a pretty wide range of choices, and the closest distance is probably the minimal safe distance. I have no complaints about what they've done. My observation was more a testament to how badly many nasty rush-hour warriors behave, which means it really doesn't matter how small the gap is, someone will fill it. It's normal to not be able to see headlights in your rear-view mirror.

jefnvk

Agreed, and even of the one which has much more usable following distances, getting into AEB with those folks a couple times will quickly encourage you to not use it in heavy traffic anyhow.

WalterSobchak

Only if GM improves it. It's terrible on the Cadillac because it sits so far back every one just cut you off and the car perpetually slowed down. Even on a KIA you can turn it off and have just normal cruise. If you can switch between normal and adaptive fine, if not I pray they don't put adaptive cruise in.

Foosh

That is exactly what I've concluded and reason I originally posted. Even though it works remarkably well in those circumstances, it's not a pleasant experience, and I'm just not comfortable using it. We've found it really good in moderate to light traffic when folks aren't as likely to drive bat **** crazy.

In the Alfa, the adaptive feature can be selected on or off, thus utilized as old school cruise control, but I've never used standard cruise control in heavy traffic either. The only time I've ever used it is in a longish road trip.