My one regret. No adaptive cruise

[Mav_RICK]

So I have had my 23 Lariat hybrid almost a year now and I absolutely love it with zero issues. The one thing I regret is not having ACC, but I didn’t need everything else that came with the lux package at that time.

We have ACC on our Corolla Cross and it is fantastic! This coming from a guy who swore I didn't need no stinkin ACC. Should be standard on a Lariat as it was on our XSE Cross. Is it standard on the MY24 now?

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[Darnon]

Should be standard on a Lariat as it was on our XSE Cross. Is it standard on the MY24 now?

Yes, but the cost consequently went up to factor that it includes CP360, Luxury Package, and CP360 Assist standard.

 

[Mav_RICK]

Yes, but the cost consequently went up to factor that it includes CP360, Luxury Package, and CP360 Assist standard.

Well living in AZ I didn’t need all the heated stuff. Yeah I figured all that was standard now with the higher price.

 

[commadorebob]

I barely use the heated seats but the adaptive cruise and heated steering wheel were lines in the sand for me. So, I just bit the bullet on the rest of the Lux package.

 

[BlueMav43]

I’m in N FL, & I’d trade my 24 Lariat Hybrid’s ACC for ventilated seats & rain sensing wipers. Heated seats & steering wheel were a must for me…
(Although the Lane Centering works amazingly well).

 

[Montana]

I rarely use it now where I live, but I had it on a previous Escape and fell in love. So it's something I'll likely get from here on out. Still not a fan of FSD but I can get behind lane centering and ACC.

 

[CD_SM]

I wish it was an option with XLT. I do miss it, but I really didn't want the other Lariat stuff (especially the seats, not to mention the price) so I got an XLT with 360.

 

[Hansolo]

I loved it on my 17 Civic .
but the standard cruise on my 24 xlt hybrid in eco mode does amazing holding speed downhill

 

[jmbenesh]

This is probably my one regret as well, just because I’ve gotten so used to ACC on our other vehicle, but similar to you I didn’t need a lot of the other Lariat features (live in Phoenix) so opted to save a bit with the XLT. Miss ACC, but I’ve gotten used to driving without it.

 

[TheShark]

I had a '23 XLT FX4 that I traded for a '24 Lariat Tremor, missed ACC too much, I have it on my Bronco. I said if the XLT came with ACC I would still be driving it. I also like some of the other features on the Lariat like the power sliding rear window, the soundproofing is better and SiriusXM and Nav. Streaming on my phone was iffy in many places in NC.

 

[mdsalemi]

I'm with you, @Mav_RICK. I made it clear that I wanted ACC when I ordered the vehicle in September 2022 (during that short order period). I got the Lariat, I got the CoPilot 360, but there was something (as the dealer tells me) that did NOT allow them AT THAT TIME to add the ACC. Probably some chip related thing. I've had a few cars with it, and many without, and please give me my ACC. It comes in so very handy when driving on I81 or any other interstate in VA where the drivers are CLUELESS about moving over from the left lane. They simple do NOT look in their rear view mirror to see the backup of cars they created.

As my Lariat is a two year lease, In about a year I'll be ordering a new one and I suspect any issues with ordering will be a thing of the past.

But speaking of options, we did get the Lariat, did get the Hybrid, did get the CoPilot 360, and yet--it still has a manually operated day/night mirror. That was a puzzler, as we've had new Fords annually (sometimes 2x) for decades and I cannot remember the last manual mirror I had. Hoping that oversight is corrected too.

 

[Mav_RICK]

I'm with you, @Mav_RICK. I made it clear that I wanted ACC when I ordered the vehicle in September 2022 (during that short order period). I got the Lariat, I got the CoPilot 360, but there was something (as the dealer tells me) that did NOT allow them AT THAT TIME to add the ACC. Probably some chip related thing. I've had a few cars with it, and many without, and please give me my ACC. It comes in so very handy when driving on I81 or any other interstate in VA where the drivers are CLUELESS about moving over from the left lane. They simple do NOT look in their rear view mirror to see the backup of cars they created.

As my Lariat is a two year lease, In about a year I'll be ordering a new one and I suspect any issues with ordering will be a thing of the past.

But speaking of options, we did get the Lariat, did get the Hybrid, did get the CoPilot 360, and yet--it still has a manually operated day/night mirror. That was a puzzler, as we've had new Fords annually (sometimes 2x) for decades and I cannot remember the last manual mirror I had. Hoping that oversight is corrected too.

Yes at the time of my order there were many restrained options with ACC being one of them. I got the “ base “ Lariat and not the luxury package which was required to even get ACC. I don’t regret not spending for the un-needed parts of the package but it would have been nice if I could have gotten ACC as a stand alone. We just take the Cross on longer trips and it has a very good ACC system.

 

[Snake]

I have the Lariat bear bones, just put in a XM radio only thing I really missed

 

[MakinDoForNow]

I rarely use it now where I live, but I had it on a previous Escape and fell in love. So it's something I'll likely get from here on out. Still not a fan of FSD but I can get behind lane centering and ACC.

I have a loaded hybrid lariat with ACC and an XLT LUX 360 hybrid but no ACC. Think it's fabulous that they are different colors for being able to look at hood and use that to adapt to the differences in where buttons are and which ones are not there. Things like to select drive mode the XLT has to be pushed one more time and slower speed between pushes than the Lariat. Etc.etc.etc.

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